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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






2. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






3. A German emperor






4. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






6. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






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






9. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






10. The Muslim community of faithful






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






12. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






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






14. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






15. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






17. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






22. Russian emperor






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






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






25. A grant of land in medieval Europe






26. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






27. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






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






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






30. An object shaped by humans






31. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






32. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






33. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






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






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






36. The Hebrew name for God






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






38. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






39. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






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






41. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






42. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






43. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






44. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






45. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






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






47. A Latin American military dictator






48. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






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