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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 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






2. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






3. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






4. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






5. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






6. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






8. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






9. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






10. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






11. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






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






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






14. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






15. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






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






17. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






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






19. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






20. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






21. The technology associated with the application of robots






22. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






23. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






24. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






25. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






26. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






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






28. 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






29. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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






31. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






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






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






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






35. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






36. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






37. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






38. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






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






40. 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






41. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






42. A sole ruler with absolute power






43. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






44. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






45. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






46. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






47. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






48. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






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






50. 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