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






2. The technology associated with the application of robots






3. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






4. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






5. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






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






7. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






8. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






9. The study of humans as a species






10. The right to vote






11. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






13. Describes a male-dominated society






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






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






16. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






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






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






20. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






21. 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






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






23. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






24. 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






25. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






26. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






27. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






28. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






29. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






30. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






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






32. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






33. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






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






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






36. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






37. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






39. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






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






41. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






42. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






43. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






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






45. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






46. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






47. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






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






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






50. A German emperor







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