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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. 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






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






3. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






4. The study of humans as a species






5. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






6. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






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






8. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






9. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






11. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






12. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






13. 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






14. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






15. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






16. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






18. A ceasefire agreement






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






20. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






21. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






22. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






23. 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






24. The Hebrew name for God






25. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






26. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






27. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






29. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






30. 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






31. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






32. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






33. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






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






36. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






38. Muslim social and ethical law






39. A humanlike creature that walks upright






40. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






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






42. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






43. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






44. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






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






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






48. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






49. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






50. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation