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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. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






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






3. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






4. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






5. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






6. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






7. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






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






9. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






10. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






11. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






12. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






13. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






14. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






15. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






16. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






17. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






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






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






20. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






21. A German emperor






22. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






23. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






24. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






25. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






26. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






27. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






28. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






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






31. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






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






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. An antimalarial drug






35. A greak city-state






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






37. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






38. 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






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






40. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






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






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






43. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






44. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






45. The Muslim name for God






46. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






48. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






49. The symbol used as part of a writing system






50. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam