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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 French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






2. An antimalarial drug






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






4. Large estate in ancient Rome






5. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






6. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






7. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






8. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






10. 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






11. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






12. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






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






14. The german air force






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






16. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






17. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






18. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






19. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






21. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






22. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






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






24. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






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






26. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






27. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






28. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






29. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






30. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






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






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






34. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






35. 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






36. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






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






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






39. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






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






41. A member of the middle class in medieval England






42. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






49. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






50. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum