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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






2. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






3. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






4. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






5. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






6. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






7. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






8. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






9. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






10. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






11. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






12. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






13. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






14. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






15. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






16. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






17. The right to vote






18. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






19. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






20. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






21. A Persian king






22. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






23. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






24. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






25. A 26 mile race






26. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






27. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






28. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






29. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






30. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






31. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






32. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






33. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






34. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






35. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






36. The Muslim community of faithful






37. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






38. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






39. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






40. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






41. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






42. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






43. Large estate in ancient Rome






44. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






45. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






46. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






47. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






48. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






49. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






50. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells







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