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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. 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






2. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






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






5. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






6. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






7. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






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






9. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






10. The Hebrew name for God






11. The Muslim community of faithful






12. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






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






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






16. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






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






18. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






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






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






21. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






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






23. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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






25. Objects shaped by humans






26. The Jewish day of atonement






27. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






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






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






30. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






31. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






32. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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






34. Russian emperor






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






36. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






37. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






39. A sole ruler with absolute power






40. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






41. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






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






43. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






44. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






45. 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






46. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






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






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






49. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






50. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion