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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 government of three rulers






2. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






3. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






4. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






5. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






6. German submarines






7. The Muslim name for God






8. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






10. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






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






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






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






14. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






15. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






17. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






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






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






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






21. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






22. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






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






25. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






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






27. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






28. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






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






30. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






31. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






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






34. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






35. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






36. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






37. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






38. 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






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






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






41. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






42. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






43. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






44. The technology associated with the application of robots






45. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






46. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






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 trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






49. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






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