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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 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






2. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






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. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






5. The Jewish day of atonement






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






7. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






8. Hunting and gathering






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






10. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






12. Studying fossil remains






13. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






15. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






16. 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






17. Marriage to more than one wife






18. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






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






20. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






21. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






22. Large collective farm






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






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






25. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






26. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






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






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






29. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






30. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






31. 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






32. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






34. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






35. A national legislature assembly






36. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






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






38. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






39. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






40. The belief in one god






41. One who disagrees; a dissenter






42. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






43. The study of humans as a species






44. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






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






46. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






47. A German emperor






48. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






50. A Muslim ruler