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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. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






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






3. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






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






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






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






8. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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






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






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






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






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






14. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






16. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






17. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






18. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






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






20. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






21. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






23. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






24. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






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






26. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






28. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






29. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






30. The right to vote






31. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






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






34. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






35. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






37. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






39. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






40. 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






41. The technology associated with the application of robots






42. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






44. French Protestants






45. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






46. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






47. Describes a male-dominated society






48. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






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






50. An object shaped by humans