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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. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






2. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






3. 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






4. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






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






6. 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






7. The belief in one god






8. The Muslim name for God






9. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






10. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






11. 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






12. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






13. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






14. Objects shaped by humans






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






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






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






18. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






19. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






20. Russian Parliament






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






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






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






24. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






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






26. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






27. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






28. The right of a dynasty to rule






29. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






30. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






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






32. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






34. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






35. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






36. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






37. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






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






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






40. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






41. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






42. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






43. An antimalarial drug






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






45. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






46. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






47. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






49. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






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