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






2. One who pursues the meaning of truth






3. Muslim social and ethical law






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






5. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






6. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






7. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






8. Large estate in ancient Rome






9. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






10. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






11. The Muslim community of faithful






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






13. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






14. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






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






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






17. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






18. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






19. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






20. The technology associated with the application of robots






21. Studying fossil remains






22. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






23. A member of the middle class in medieval England






24. A Persian king






25. Marriage to more than one wife






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






27. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






28. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






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






30. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






31. Hunting and gathering






32. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






33. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






35. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






36. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






38. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






39. A Muslim ruler






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






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






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






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






44. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






45. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






46. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






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






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






49. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






50. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA