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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. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






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






4. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






6. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






7. The Muslim community of faithful






8. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






10. The right to vote






11. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






13. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






14. Objects shaped by humans






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






16. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






17. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






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






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






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






21. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






22. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






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






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






25. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






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






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






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






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






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






31. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






33. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






35. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






36. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






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






39. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






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






41. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






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






43. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






44. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






45. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






46. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






47. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






48. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






49. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






50. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society