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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






2. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






4. A Persian king






5. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






6. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






7. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






9. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






10. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






11. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






12. 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






13. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






14. An object shaped by humans






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






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






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






18. A member of the middle class in medieval England






19. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






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






21. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






22. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






23. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






24. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






25. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






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






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






28. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






29. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






30. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






31. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






32. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






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






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






35. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






36. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






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






38. A Latin American military dictator






39. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






40. An advocate of gradual political change






41. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






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






43. 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






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






45. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






46. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






47. A ceasefire agreement






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






49. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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







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