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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 worship of many gods






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






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






4. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






5. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






6. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






7. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






8. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






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






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






12. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






13. The technology associated with the application of robots






14. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






15. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






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






17. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






18. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






19. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






20. 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






21. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






23. 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






24. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






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






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






27. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






28. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






29. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






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






31. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






32. 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






33. German submarines






34. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






35. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






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






37. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






38. 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






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






40. Objects shaped by humans






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






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






43. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






45. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






46. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






47. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






48. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






49. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






50. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services