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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 ceasefire agreement






2. The german air force






3. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






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






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






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






7. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






8. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






9. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






10. The right to vote






11. Large collective farm






12. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






13. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






14. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






15. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






16. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






17. One who pursues the meaning of truth






18. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






19. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






20. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






21. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






22. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






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






25. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






26. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






27. Studying fossil remains






28. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






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






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






31. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






32. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






33. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






34. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






35. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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






38. A 26 mile race






39. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






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






41. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






42. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






43. The symbol used as part of a writing system






44. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






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






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






48. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






49. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






50. An object shaped by humans