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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 architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






2. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






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






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






5. A ceasefire agreement






6. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






7. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






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






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






11. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






12. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






13. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






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






16. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






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






18. 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






19. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






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






21. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






22. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






23. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






24. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






26. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






28. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






30. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






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






32. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






33. German submarines






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






35. 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






36. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






37. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






38. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






39. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






40. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






41. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






42. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






43. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






44. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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






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