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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 most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






2. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






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






4. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






5. 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






6. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






7. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






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






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






10. The Jewish day of atonement






11. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






12. A government of three rulers






13. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






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






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






16. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






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






18. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






19. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






20. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






21. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






22. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






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






24. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






25. 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






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






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






28. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






29. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






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






31. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






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






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






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. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






37. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






38. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






39. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






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






41. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






43. 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






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






45. An object shaped by humans






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






47. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






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






49. Objects shaped by humans






50. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india