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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 Latin American military dictator






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






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






4. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






5. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






6. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






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






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






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






11. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






12. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






13. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






14. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






15. A ceasefire agreement






16. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






17. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






18. A sole ruler with absolute power






19. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






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






21. Russian emperor






22. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






23. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






24. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






25. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






26. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






27. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






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






29. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






30. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






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






32. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






33. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






34. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






35. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






37. A greak city-state






38. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






39. 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






40. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






41. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






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






43. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






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






46. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






47. Russian Parliament






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






49. 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






50. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland