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






2. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






3. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






4. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






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






7. A government of three rulers






8. An advocate of gradual political change






9. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






10. Studying fossil remains






11. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






12. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






14. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






15. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






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






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






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






19. A sole ruler with absolute power






20. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






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






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






24. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






25. A grant of land in medieval Europe






26. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






27. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






29. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






30. The study of humans as a species






31. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






32. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






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






34. A Latin American military dictator






35. A warrior for islam






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






37. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






38. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






40. An antimalarial drug






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






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






43. 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






44. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






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






47. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






48. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






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