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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 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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






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






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






5. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






6. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






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






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






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






10. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






11. The termination of slavery






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






13. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






14. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






15. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






16. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






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






18. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






20. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






21. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






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






23. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






25. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






26. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






27. 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






28. 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






29. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






30. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






31. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






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






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






34. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






35. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






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






37. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






38. German submarines






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






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






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






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






43. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






44. A government of three rulers






45. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






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






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






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






50. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character