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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 ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






2. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






3. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






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






5. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






6. 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






7. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






8. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






9. 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






10. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






11. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






12. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






13. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






14. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






15. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






16. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






17. Hunting and gathering






18. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






19. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






20. The organized elimination of an entire population group






21. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






22. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






23. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






24. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






25. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






26. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






27. A government of three rulers






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






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






30. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






31. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






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






33. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






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






36. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






37. 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






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






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






40. The termination of slavery






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






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






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






44. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






45. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






46. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






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






48. A Persian king






49. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






50. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran