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






2. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






3. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






4. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






5. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






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






7. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






9. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






10. 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






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






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






13. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






14. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






15. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






17. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






18. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






19. An advocate of gradual political change






20. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






21. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






22. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






23. One who pursues the meaning of truth






24. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






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






26. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






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






29. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






30. German submarines






31. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






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






33. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






34. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






35. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






36. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






37. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






38. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






39. Large estate in ancient Rome






40. The right of a dynasty to rule






41. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






42. 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






43. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






44. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






45. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






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






47. A national legislature assembly






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






49. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






50. A 26 mile race