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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 change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






2. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






3. 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






4. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






6. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






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






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






9. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






10. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






11. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






12. The right to vote






13. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






15. The belief in one god






16. A Muslim ruler






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






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






19. A greak city-state






20. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






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






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






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






24. An advocate of gradual political change






25. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






26. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






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






29. 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






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






31. German submarines






32. The worship of many gods






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






34. The organized elimination of an entire population group






35. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






36. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






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






38. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






39. A national legislature assembly






40. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






41. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






43. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






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






46. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






47. An antimalarial drug






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






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






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