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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 multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






3. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






4. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






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






6. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






7. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






8. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






9. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






10. Marriage to more than one wife






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






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






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






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






15. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






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






17. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






18. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






20. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






21. Muslim social and ethical law






22. 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






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






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






25. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






33. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






34. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






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






36. 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






37. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






38. Russian emperor






39. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






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






41. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






42. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






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






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






45. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






46. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






47. The Muslim community of faithful






48. The study of humans as a species






49. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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