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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. 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






2. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






4. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






6. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






7. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






8. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






9. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






10. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






11. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






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






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






14. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






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






16. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






17. A German emperor






18. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






19. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






20. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






21. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






22. A sole ruler with absolute power






23. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






24. 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






25. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






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






28. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






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






31. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






32. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






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






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






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






36. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






37. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






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






39. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






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






41. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






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






44. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






45. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






46. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






47. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






48. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






49. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






50. German submarines