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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 organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






2. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






3. Marriage to more than one wife






4. The Jewish day of atonement






5. Member of elite class in ancient rome






6. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






7. 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






8. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






9. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






10. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






11. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






12. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






13. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






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






15. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






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






18. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






19. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






21. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






22. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






23. The right to vote






24. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






25. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






26. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






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






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






29. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






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






31. A German emperor






32. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






33. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






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






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






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






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






38. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






39. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






40. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






41. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






42. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






43. French Protestants






44. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






45. A ceasefire agreement






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






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






48. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






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