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






2. 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






3. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






4. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






6. The right to vote






7. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






8. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






9. The worship of many gods






10. German submarines






11. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






12. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






13. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






15. A greak city-state






16. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






18. A Latin American military dictator






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






20. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






21. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






22. Marriage to more than one wife






23. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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






25. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






27. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






28. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






29. Objects shaped by humans






30. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






32. A warrior for islam






33. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






34. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






35. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






36. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






37. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






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






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






40. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






41. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






42. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






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






44. The termination of slavery






45. 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






46. An antimalarial drug






47. 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






48. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






49. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






50. 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