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






2. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






3. 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






4. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






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






6. 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






7. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






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






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






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






11. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






12. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






13. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






14. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






15. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






16. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






17. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






18. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






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






20. A Muslim ruler






21. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






22. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






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






24. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






25. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






26. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






27. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






29. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






30. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






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






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






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






34. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






35. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






37. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






38. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






40. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






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






42. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






43. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






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






46. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






47. Hunting and gathering






48. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






49. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






50. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.