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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. Muslim social and ethical law






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






3. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






4. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






5. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






6. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






7. 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






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






9. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






10. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






11. A Persian king






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






13. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






14. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






15. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






16. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






18. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






19. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






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






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






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






23. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






24. 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






25. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






26. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






28. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






29. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






30. The right to vote






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






32. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






33. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






34. The right of a dynasty to rule






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






36. 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






37. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






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






39. A ceasefire agreement






40. 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






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






42. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






43. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






44. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






46. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






47. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






49. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






50. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government