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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. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






2. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






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






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






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






6. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






7. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






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






9. Large collective farm






10. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






16. A ceasefire agreement






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






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






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






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






27. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






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






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






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






31. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






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






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






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






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






36. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






37. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






38. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






39. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






40. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






42. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






43. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






44. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






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






46. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






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






48. The technology associated with the application of robots






49. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






50. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry