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






2. A warrior for islam






3. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






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






5. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






7. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






8. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






9. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






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






11. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






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






13. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






14. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






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






16. 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






17. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






18. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






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






21. A humanlike creature that walks upright






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






28. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






29. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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






31. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






32. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






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






35. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






37. 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






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






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






40. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






42. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






43. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






44. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






45. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






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






47. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






48. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






50. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest