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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 belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






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






4. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






5. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






7. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






8. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






9. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






10. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






11. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






12. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






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






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






15. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






16. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






17. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






18. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






19. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






20. 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






21. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






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






23. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






24. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






25. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






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






28. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






29. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






30. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






31. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






32. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






34. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






36. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






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






38. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






39. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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






41. The Hebrew name for God






42. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






43. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






45. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






46. The study of humans as a species






47. 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






48. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






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







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