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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






2. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






3. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






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






5. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






6. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






7. Russian emperor






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






9. 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






10. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






11. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






12. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






13. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






14. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






17. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






18. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






19. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






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






21. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






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






23. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






24. The Jewish day of atonement






25. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






26. 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






27. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






28. 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






29. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






30. The Hebrew name for God






31. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






32. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






33. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






34. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






35. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






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






38. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






39. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






40. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






41. Russian Parliament






42. 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






43. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






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






45. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






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






47. 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






48. Member of elite class in ancient rome






49. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






50. Ancient Egyptian picture writing