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






2. The right of a dynasty to rule






3. Objects shaped by humans






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






5. The belief in one god






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






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






8. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






9. An advocate of gradual political change






10. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






11. 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






12. A Latin American military dictator






13. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






14. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






15. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






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






17. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






18. A national legislature assembly






19. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






21. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






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






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






24. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






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






26. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






27. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






28. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






29. The technology associated with the application of robots






30. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






31. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






32. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






33. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






35. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






36. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






37. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






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






40. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






41. The Jewish day of atonement






42. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






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






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






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






46. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






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






49. 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






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