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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 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






2. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






4. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






6. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






7. An antimalarial drug






8. An object shaped by humans






9. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






10. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






11. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






12. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






13. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






14. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






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






16. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






19. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






21. Large collective farm






22. Muslim social and ethical law






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






24. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






25. The german air force






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






27. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






29. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






30. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






31. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






32. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






33. The termination of slavery






34. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






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






36. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






37. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






38. The worship of many gods






39. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






40. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






41. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






42. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






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






45. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






46. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






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






48. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






49. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






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