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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 organized elimination of an entire population group






2. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






3. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






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






5. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






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






7. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






8. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






9. The Muslim community of faithful






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






11. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






13. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






14. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






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






16. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






17. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






18. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






19. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






20. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






21. 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






22. A German emperor






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






24. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






25. Marriage to more than one wife






26. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






27. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






28. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






29. Describes a male-dominated society






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






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






32. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






33. The study of humans as a species






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






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






36. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






37. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






38. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






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






40. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






41. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






42. Hunting and gathering






43. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






44. 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






45. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






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






48. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






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






50. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers