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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 temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






2. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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






4. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






5. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






6. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






7. An antimalarial drug






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






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






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






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






12. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






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






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






15. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






16. German submarines






17. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






18. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






19. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






20. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






21. 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






22. 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






23. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






24. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






25. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






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






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






28. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






30. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






31. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






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






33. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






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






35. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






36. Russian Parliament






37. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






38. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






39. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






40. Studying fossil remains






41. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






42. 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






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






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






45. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






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






47. 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






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






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






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







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