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






2. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






3. 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






4. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






5. A 26 mile race






6. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






8. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






10. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






11. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






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






13. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






15. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






16. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






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






19. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






20. Russian emperor






21. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






23. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






24. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






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






26. A ceasefire agreement






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






28. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






30. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






31. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






32. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






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






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






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






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






37. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






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






40. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






41. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






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






43. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






45. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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






47. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






48. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






50. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits