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






2. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






3. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






5. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






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






7. Russian emperor






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






9. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






10. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






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






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






13. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






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






16. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






17. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






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






20. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






21. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






22. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






23. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






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






25. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






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






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






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






29. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






30. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






31. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






32. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






33. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






34. Muslim social and ethical law






35. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






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






37. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






38. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






39. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






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






41. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






42. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






43. The termination of slavery






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






45. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






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






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






49. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






50. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war