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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. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






2. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






3. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






5. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






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






7. A warrior for islam






8. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






9. A German emperor






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






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






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






13. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






15. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






16. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






17. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






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






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






20. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






22. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






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






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






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






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






27. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






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






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






30. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






32. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






33. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






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






35. A government of three rulers






36. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






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






38. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






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






40. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






42. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






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






44. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






45. 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






46. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






47. A member of the middle class in medieval England






48. 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






49. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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