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






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






3. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






4. A ceasefire agreement






5. Member of elite class in ancient rome






6. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






7. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






8. Large collective farm






9. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






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






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






12. Studying fossil remains






13. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






14. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






16. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






18. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






19. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






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






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






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






23. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






24. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






25. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






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






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






28. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






29. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






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






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






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






33. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






34. The Muslim name for God






35. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






36. 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






37. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






38. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






39. A national legislature assembly






40. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






41. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






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






44. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






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






46. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






48. The Jewish day of atonement






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






50. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War