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






3. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






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






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






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






8. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






9. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






10. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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






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






14. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






15. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






16. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






17. Describes a male-dominated society






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






19. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






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






21. A Latin American military dictator






22. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






23. Russian emperor






24. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






25. 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






26. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






27. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






28. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






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






30. The german air force






31. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






32. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






34. 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






35. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






36. Large collective farm






37. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






38. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






39. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






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






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






42. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






43. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






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






45. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






46. A national legislature assembly






47. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






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






49. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






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