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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. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






2. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






3. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






4. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






5. The termination of slavery






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






7. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






8. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






9. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






10. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






11. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






12. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






13. The Jewish day of atonement






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






15. Russian Parliament






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






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






18. The german air force






19. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






20. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






21. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






22. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






23. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






25. The organized elimination of an entire population group






26. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






27. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






28. 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






29. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






30. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






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






32. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






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






35. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






36. 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






37. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






38. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






40. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






41. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






42. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






43. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






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






45. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






46. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






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






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






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






50. A greak city-state