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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 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






2. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






3. Muslim social and ethical law






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






5. 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






6. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






7. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






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






9. 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






10. One who pursues the meaning of truth






11. 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






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






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






14. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






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






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






17. The right of a dynasty to rule






18. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






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






20. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






21. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






22. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






23. A warrior for islam






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






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






26. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






27. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






29. An advocate of gradual political change






30. 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






31. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






32. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






33. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






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






35. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






36. A Muslim ruler






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






38. The german air force






39. 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






40. The study of humans as a species






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






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






43. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






44. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






45. 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






46. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






47. Member of elite class in ancient rome






48. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






50. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






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