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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






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






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






4. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






6. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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






8. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






9. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






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






11. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






12. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






13. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






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






15. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






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






17. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






18. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






19. The organized elimination of an entire population group






20. The Jewish day of atonement






21. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






22. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






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






24. A Persian king






25. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






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






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






29. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






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






31. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






32. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






33. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






34. 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






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






36. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






37. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






38. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






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






40. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






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






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






43. The power to prevent the execution of law






44. 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






45. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






46. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






47. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






48. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






49. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






50. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers