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






2. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






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






4. An antimalarial drug






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






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






7. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






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






9. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






11. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






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






14. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






16. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






17. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






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






19. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






20. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






21. The right of a dynasty to rule






22. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






23. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






24. A warrior for islam






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






26. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






27. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






28. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






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






30. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






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






32. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






33. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






34. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






35. German submarines






36. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






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






38. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






40. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






41. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






42. 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






43. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






45. Objects shaped by humans






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






47. French Protestants






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






49. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






50. The organized elimination of an entire population group