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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 government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






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






3. Large collective farm






4. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






6. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






7. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






9. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






10. The belief in one god






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






12. 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






13. The technology associated with the application of robots






14. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






15. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






16. The Muslim community of faithful






17. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






18. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






19. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






20. French Protestants






21. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






22. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






23. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






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






25. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






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






27. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






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






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






30. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






32. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






33. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






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






35. A warrior for islam






36. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






37. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






38. The german air force






39. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






40. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






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






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






44. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






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






46. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






47. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






48. The Muslim name for God






49. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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