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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 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






2. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






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






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






5. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






6. The symbol used as part of a writing system






7. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






8. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






9. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






10. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






11. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






12. A sole ruler with absolute power






13. The Jewish day of atonement






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






15. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






16. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






17. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






18. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






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






20. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






21. 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






22. The termination of slavery






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






24. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






25. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






26. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






27. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






28. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






29. A grant of land in medieval Europe






30. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






32. French Protestants






33. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






34. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






35. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






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






38. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






39. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






40. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






41. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






42. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






43. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






45. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






46. German submarines






47. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






48. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






49. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






50. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts