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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 five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






2. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






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






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






5. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






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






7. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






8. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






9. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






10. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






11. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






12. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






13. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






15. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






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






17. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






18. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






19. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






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






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






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






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






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






25. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






27. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






28. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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






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






32. The Muslim name for God






33. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






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






35. 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






36. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






37. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






38. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






39. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






40. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






41. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






42. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






43. Marriage to more than one wife






44. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






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






47. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






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






49. 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






50. The german air force







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