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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 Latin American military dictator






2. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






11. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






12. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






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






14. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






15. 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






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






17. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






18. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






20. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






21. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






22. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






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






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






25. A humanlike creature that walks upright






26. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






27. The Muslim name for God






28. An object shaped by humans






29. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






31. Large estate in ancient Rome






32. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






33. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






35. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






36. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






37. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






38. Member of elite class in ancient rome






39. 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






40. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






41. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






42. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






43. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






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






45. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






47. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






48. 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






49. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






50. A government of three rulers