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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. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






2. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






3. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






5. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






6. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






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






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






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






10. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






11. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






12. A grant of land in medieval Europe






13. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






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






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






16. 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






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






18. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






19. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






20. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






21. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






22. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






23. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






24. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






26. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






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






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






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






30. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






31. The organized elimination of an entire population group






32. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






33. Large collective farm






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






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






36. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






37. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






38. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






39. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






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






43. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






45. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






46. The study of humans as a species






47. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






48. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






49. One who disagrees; a dissenter






50. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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