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






2. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






3. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






5. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






6. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






7. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






8. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






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






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






12. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






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






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






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






16. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






17. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






19. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






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






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






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






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






24. A 26 mile race






25. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






27. 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






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






29. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






30. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






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






33. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






34. A Muslim ruler






35. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






37. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






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






39. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






40. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






41. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






42. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






43. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






44. 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






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






46. Muslim social and ethical law






47. Hunting and gathering






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






49. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






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