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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. Hunting and gathering






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






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






4. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






5. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






6. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






7. An advocate of gradual political change






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






9. 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






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






11. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






12. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






13. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






14. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






15. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






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






17. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






18. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






19. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






21. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






22. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






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






24. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






25. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






27. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






28. A government of three rulers






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






30. A Muslim ruler






31. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






32. The termination of slavery






33. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






34. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






35. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






36. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






37. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






38. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






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






40. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






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






42. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






43. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






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






45. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






46. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






47. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






48. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






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






50. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry