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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. The termination of slavery






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






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






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






13. A member of the middle class in medieval England






14. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






15. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






16. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






17. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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






19. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






20. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






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






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






23. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






24. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






25. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






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






27. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






28. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






29. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






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






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






33. The technology associated with the application of robots






34. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






35. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






37. A humanlike creature that walks upright






38. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






39. A greak city-state






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






41. A sole ruler with absolute power






42. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






43. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






44. The study of humans as a species






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






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






47. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






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






49. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






50. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides