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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The Jewish day of atonement
imperialism
world health organization
joint-stock company
Yom Kippur
2. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity
consul
glasnost
nation-stae
bushido
3. 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
surrealism
laissez-faire
quipu
enlightenment
4. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia
Cyrillic alphabet
divine right of kings
Atlantic Charter
Mongol Peace
5. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi
guomindang
truncated pyramid
radical
appeasement
6. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()
intifada
covenant
consul
surrealism
7. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land
millet
encomienda
Columbian exchange
Magyars
8. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith
dharma
karma
treaty of tordesillas
Ka'aba
9. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority
sphere of influence
tribune
consumerism
Neo- Confucianism
10. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living
paleontologists
hieroglyphics
chinampa
bushido
11. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall
dowry death
colony
domino theory
operation overlord
12. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army
great lap forward
human cloning
scorched- earth policy
Cultural Revolution
13. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path
four noble truths
city-state
nongovernmental organization
Swahili
14. 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
mameduke
diaspora
missi dominici
devshirme
15. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb
multinational corporation
Manhattan project
bushido
paleontologists
16. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer
nirvana
dowry death
command economy
u-boats
17. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world
umma
conservative
nirvana
animism
18. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran
European Union
qanat
ayatollah
militarism
19. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs
Bosporus Strait
sunni
Balfour Declaration
Huns
20. A person in favor of returning to the status quo
reactionary
European Union
messiah
four noble truths
21. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -
separation of powers
brinkmanship
burgess
mandate
22. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident
serf
repartamiento
dowry death
code of Hammurabi
23. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material
guomindang
geocentric theory
radiocarbon dating
cubism
24. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII
marshall plan
absolute monarch
Allah
glyph
25. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs
purdah
enlightenment
civil service system
abolition
26. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland
intifada
Boers
Deism
Tamils
27. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia
mensheviks
bushido
artifacts
Anabaptists
28. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria
burgher
Anabaptists
lateen sail
Balkans
29. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature
code of Hammurabi
Utopian socialist
shinto
colony
30. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union
Brahmin
euro
capital
covenant
31. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta
humanism
helot
economic imperialism
final solution
32. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission
mobilization
Nuremberg trials
yin and yang
age grade
33. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures
time of troubles
hellenistic culture
enlightenment
illuminated manuscript
34. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society
bushido
edict of Nantes
scorched- earth policy
comedy
35. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -
archaeology
apostle
vietnamization
glasnost
36. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions
tree-ring dating
icon
postdam conference
Lend- Lease Act
37. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions
world trade organization
collective bargaining
ethnic cleansing
surrealism
38. A deep sense of pride in one's nation
nationalism
czar (tsar)
silk roads
Brahmin
39. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan
millet
guild
lateen sail
space station
40. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism
realism
reparation
tragedy
paleolithic age
41. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
karma
Royal Road
code of Hammurabi
42. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age
realism
Truman doctrine
stream of consciousness
paleolithic age
43. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins
indulgence
push-pull factors
feminist
Dar al- Islam
44. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy
Mongol Peace
stoicism
marathon
triple alliance
45. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Huguenots
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
stream of consciousness
46. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil
democratization
glasnost
creole
Manchaeism
47. One who disagrees; a dissenter
dissident
Sepoys
factors of production
five-year plans
48. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China
Royal Road
archeology
command economy
qanat
49. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries
checks and balances
shi
thermoluminescnce dating
multinational corporation
50. The movement of people from rural to urban areas
internal migration
Huguenots
radiocarbon dating
cuneiform