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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. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






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






3. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






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






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






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






7. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






8. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






9. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






11. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






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






13. Member of elite class in ancient rome






14. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






15. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






17. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






18. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






20. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






22. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






23. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






24. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






25. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






26. The Hebrew name for God






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






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






29. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






30. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






32. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






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. Studying fossil remains






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






37. 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






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






39. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






40. The worship of many gods






41. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






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






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






44. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






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






46. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






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






49. Russian emperor






50. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles