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






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






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






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






5. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






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






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






9. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






10. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






11. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






12. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






13. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






14. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






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






16. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






17. Hunting and gathering






18. The right of a dynasty to rule






19. The Muslim community of faithful






20. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






21. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






22. A sole ruler with absolute power






23. 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






24. Muslim social and ethical law






25. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






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






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






28. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






29. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






30. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






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






32. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






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






34. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






35. A national legislature assembly






36. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






37. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






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






48. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






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