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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. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






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






3. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






4. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






5. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






6. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






8. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






9. The study of humans as a species






10. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






11. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






12. 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






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






14. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






15. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






16. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






17. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






18. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






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






20. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






21. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






22. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






23. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






24. Objects shaped by humans






25. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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






27. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






28. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






29. 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






30. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






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






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






33. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






34. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






35. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






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






37. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






39. Russian emperor






40. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






41. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






42. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






43. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






44. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






45. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






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






47. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






48. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






49. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






50. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine