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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. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






2. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






4. An object shaped by humans






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






6. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






7. 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






8. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






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






10. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






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






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






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






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






15. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






17. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






18. The organized elimination of an entire population group






19. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






20. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






21. The Hebrew name for God






22. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






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






24. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






25. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






26. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






27. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






28. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






29. A grant of land in medieval Europe






30. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






31. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






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






34. The german air force






35. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






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






37. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






38. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






39. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






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






41. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






42. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






43. 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






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






45. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






46. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






47. 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






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






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






50. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia