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






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






3. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






4. The termination of slavery






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






6. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






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






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






10. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






11. The belief in one god






12. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






13. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






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






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






16. Russian Parliament






17. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






18. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






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






20. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






21. A humanlike creature that walks upright






22. The Muslim community of faithful






23. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






24. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






25. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






26. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






27. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






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






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






30. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






31. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






32. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






33. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






34. The german air force






35. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






36. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






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






39. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






40. 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






41. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






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






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






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






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






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






47. Studying fossil remains






48. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






49. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






50. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII