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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. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






2. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






3. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






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






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






7. A warrior for islam






8. 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






9. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






10. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






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






12. A Persian king






13. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






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






15. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






16. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






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






19. The Hebrew name for God






20. The study of humans as a species






21. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






22. Large collective farm






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






24. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






25. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






26. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






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






29. A German emperor






30. 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






31. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






32. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






33. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






34. Objects shaped by humans






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






36. 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






37. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






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






39. The Jewish day of atonement






40. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






41. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






42. 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






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






44. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






45. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






46. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






47. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






48. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






49. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






50. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






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