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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. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






2. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






3. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






4. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






5. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






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






7. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






8. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






9. 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






10. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






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 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






13. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






14. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






15. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






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






17. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






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






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






21. The termination of slavery






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






23. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






24. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






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






26. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






27. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






28. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






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






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






31. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






32. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






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






35. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






37. 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






38. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






39. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






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






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






42. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






44. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






45. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






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






47. A warrior for islam






48. Studying fossil remains






49. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






50. Ancient Egyptian picture writing







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