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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 self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






2. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






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






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






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






6. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






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






8. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






9. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






10. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






11. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






13. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






14. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






15. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






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






18. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






20. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






21. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






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






29. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






30. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






31. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






32. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






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






35. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






36. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






37. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






38. A Muslim ruler






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






40. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






41. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






43. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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






45. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






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






47. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






48. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






50. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him