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






2. The german air force






3. A greak city-state






4. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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






6. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






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






8. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






9. A ceasefire agreement






10. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






11. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






12. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






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






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






15. Russian Parliament






16. Large estate in ancient Rome






17. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






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






19. Objects shaped by humans






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






21. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






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






23. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






24. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






26. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






28. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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






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






32. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






33. The symbol used as part of a writing system






34. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






35. A government of three rulers






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






37. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






38. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






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






40. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






41. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






42. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






43. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






44. A Persian king






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






46. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






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. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






50. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament