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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. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






2. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






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






4. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






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






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






7. 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






8. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






9. 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






10. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






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






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






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






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






15. The Hebrew name for God






16. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






17. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






19. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






20. Marriage to more than one wife






21. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






22. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






23. The right to vote






24. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






25. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






26. Russian Parliament






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






28. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






30. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






31. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






32. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






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






34. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






35. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






36. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






37. A sole ruler with absolute power






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






39. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






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






41. 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






42. Large estate in ancient Rome






43. The right of a dynasty to rule






44. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






45. 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






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






47. An object shaped by humans






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






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






50. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class