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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






2. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






3. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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






5. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






7. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






8. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






10. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






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






13. Describes a male-dominated society






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






15. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






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






17. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






18. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






19. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






21. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






22. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






23. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






24. The Muslim name for God






25. An antimalarial drug






26. The right to vote






27. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






28. A Muslim ruler






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






30. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






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






32. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






33. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






34. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






40. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






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






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






43. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






44. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






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






47. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






48. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






49. The symbol used as part of a writing system






50. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another







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