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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 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






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






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






4. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






5. 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






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






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






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






9. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






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






11. 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






12. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






13. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






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






15. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






17. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






18. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






19. The study of humans as a species






20. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






21. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






22. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






23. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






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






25. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






27. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






28. The Jewish day of atonement






29. A national legislature assembly






30. Muslim social and ethical law






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






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






33. 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






34. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






35. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






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






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






38. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






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






40. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






41. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






42. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






43. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






44. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






45. The german air force






46. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






47. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






49. 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






50. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs