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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. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






2. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






4. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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5. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






6. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






8. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






9. The termination of slavery






10. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






11. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






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






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






14. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






15. A warrior for islam






16. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






17. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






19. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






20. A Muslim ruler






21. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






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






23. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






24. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






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






26. Member of elite class in ancient rome






27. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






28. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






29. 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






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






31. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






32. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






33. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






34. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






36. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






37. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






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






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






40. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






41. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






42. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






43. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






44. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






45. The Jewish day of atonement






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






47. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






48. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






49. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






50. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -