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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. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






2. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






3. A member of the middle class in medieval England






4. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






5. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






6. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






7. The Jewish day of atonement






8. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






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






10. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






11. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






12. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






13. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






14. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






16. The Muslim community of faithful






17. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






18. The study of humans as a species






19. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






20. A government of three rulers






21. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






23. The symbol used as part of a writing system






24. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






25. The worship of many gods






26. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






27. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






28. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






29. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






30. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






31. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






32. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






33. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






34. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






35. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






36. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






37. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






38. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






39. Describes a male-dominated society






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






41. 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






42. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






43. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






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






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






46. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






47. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






48. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






50. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country