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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. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






2. The belief in one god






3. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






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






5. Objects shaped by humans






6. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






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






8. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






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






10. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






11. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






12. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






14. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






15. A German emperor






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






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






18. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






19. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






20. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






21. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






23. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






24. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






25. Large estate in ancient Rome






26. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






27. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






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






29. A sole ruler with absolute power






30. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






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






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






33. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






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






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






37. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






38. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






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






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






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






42. A humanlike creature that walks upright






43. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






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






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






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






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






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






49. One who disagrees; a dissenter






50. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.







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