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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 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






2. An advocate of gradual political change






3. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






4. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






5. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






7. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






8. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






9. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






10. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






11. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






13. 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






14. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






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






16. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






17. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






18. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






20. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






21. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






22. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






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






24. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






25. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






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






28. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






29. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






30. The Hebrew name for God






31. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






32. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






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






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






35. 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






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






37. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






38. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






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






40. The Muslim community of faithful






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






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






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






44. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






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






46. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






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






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






49. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






50. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage