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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 common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






2. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






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






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






5. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






6. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






7. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






8. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






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






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






11. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






13. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






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






15. A ceasefire agreement






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






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






18. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






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






21. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






22. The worship of many gods






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






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






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






26. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






27. 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






28. Hunting and gathering






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






30. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






31. A warrior for islam






32. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






33. 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






34. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






36. 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






37. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






38. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






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






40. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






41. 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






42. Marriage to more than one wife






43. A member of the middle class in medieval England






44. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






45. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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46. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






47. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






48. One who pursues the meaning of truth






49. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






50. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation