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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. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






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. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






4. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






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






6. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






7. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






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






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






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






11. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






12. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






13. Objects shaped by humans






14. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






15. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






16. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






18. The Muslim name for God






19. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






20. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






22. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






23. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






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






26. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






27. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






28. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






29. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






30. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






31. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






32. A warrior for islam






33. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






34. Russian emperor






35. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






37. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






39. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






40. Russian Parliament






41. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






42. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






43. An advocate of gradual political change






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






45. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






47. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






48. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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






50. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus