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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 lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






2. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






3. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






4. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






6. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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






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






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






10. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






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






12. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






13. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






14. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






15. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






16. Muslim social and ethical law






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






18. The technology associated with the application of robots






19. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






20. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






21. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






22. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






23. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






25. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






26. The termination of slavery






27. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






29. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






30. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






31. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






32. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






33. Russian emperor






34. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






35. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






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






37. 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






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






39. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






40. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






41. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






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






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






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






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






46. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






47. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






49. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






50. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India