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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 relocation of people across long distance or international borders






2. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






3. Hunting and gathering






4. A Muslim ruler






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






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






7. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






9. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






11. 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






12. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






13. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






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






15. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






16. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






18. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






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






20. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






21. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






22. 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






23. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






24. An advocate of gradual political change






25. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






26. The study of humans as a species






27. Member of elite class in ancient rome






28. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






30. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






31. 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






32. A ceasefire agreement






33. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






34. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






36. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






38. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






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






40. Russian Parliament






41. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






42. German submarines






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






44. Russian emperor






45. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






46. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






47. Muslim social and ethical law






48. French Protestants






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






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