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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. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






2. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






4. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






5. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






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






7. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






8. A ceasefire agreement






9. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






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






11. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






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






14. 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






15. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






16. A Persian king






17. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






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






19. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






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






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






22. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






23. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






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






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






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






27. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






29. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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30. The german air force






31. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






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






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






34. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






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






37. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






39. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






40. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






41. 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






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






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






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






45. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






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






48. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






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






50. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia