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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. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






3. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






4. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






5. 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






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






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






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






9. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






10. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






11. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






12. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






13. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






14. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






15. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






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






17. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






18. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






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






21. Studying fossil remains






22. An antimalarial drug






23. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






24. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






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






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






27. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






28. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






29. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






31. One who disagrees; a dissenter






32. Russian emperor






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






34. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






36. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






37. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






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






39. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






40. The termination of slavery






41. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






42. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






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






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






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






47. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






48. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






49. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






50. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan