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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 patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






2. The study of humans as a species






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






4. A sole ruler with absolute power






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






6. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






7. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






8. Studying fossil remains






9. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






10. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






11. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






13. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






15. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






16. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






17. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






18. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






19. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






20. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






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






22. 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






23. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






24. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






25. An antimalarial drug






26. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






27. Large collective farm






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






29. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






30. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






31. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






32. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






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






34. 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






35. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






36. Objects shaped by humans






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






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






39. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






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






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






42. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






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






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






45. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






46. The Muslim name for God






47. French Protestants






48. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






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






50. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria