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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. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






3. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






4. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






5. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






6. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






7. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






8. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






9. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






10. The Muslim community of faithful






11. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






12. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






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






14. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






15. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






16. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






17. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






18. 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






19. Marriage to more than one wife






20. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






21. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






22. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






23. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






24. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






25. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






26. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






27. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






28. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






29. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






30. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






31. A Muslim ruler






32. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






33. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






34. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






35. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






36. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






37. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






38. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






39. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






40. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






41. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






42. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






43. The power to prevent the execution of law






44. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






45. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






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






47. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






48. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






49. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






50. A national legislature assembly