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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. The Muslim name for God






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






3. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






4. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






5. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






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






7. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






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






10. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






11. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






12. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






13. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






14. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






16. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






17. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






18. 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






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






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






21. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






23. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






24. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






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






27. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






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






29. The symbol used as part of a writing system






30. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






31. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






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






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






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






35. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






36. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






38. French Protestants






39. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






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






41. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






42. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






43. The termination of slavery






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






45. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






46. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






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






48. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






49. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






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