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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






2. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






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






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






5. The study of humans as a species






6. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






7. 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






8. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






9. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






11. Objects shaped by humans






12. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






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






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






15. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






17. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






18. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






19. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






20. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






22. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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






24. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






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






26. An object shaped by humans






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






28. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






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






31. A national legislature assembly






32. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






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






35. The Hebrew name for God






36. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






37. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






39. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






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






42. The study of humans as a species






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






44. Muslim social and ethical law






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






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






47. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






48. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






49. The Jewish day of atonement






50. A member of the middle class in medieval England