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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. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






2. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






3. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






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






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






6. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






8. Hunting and gathering






9. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






10. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






11. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






12. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






13. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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






15. The german air force






16. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






17. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






18. An advocate of gradual political change






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






20. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






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






22. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






23. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






24. The right of a dynasty to rule






25. Large collective farm






26. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj


27. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






28. 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






29. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






30. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






32. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






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






34. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






35. Russian emperor






36. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






37. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






38. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






39. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






40. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






41. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






42. 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






43. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






44. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






45. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






46. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






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






48. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






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






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