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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 replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






2. 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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3. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






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






5. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






6. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






7. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






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






9. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






10. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






12. Hunting and gathering






13. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






14. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






16. The worship of many gods






17. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






18. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






19. An advocate of gradual political change






20. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






21. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






22. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






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






24. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






25. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






26. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






27. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






28. 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






29. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






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






31. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






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






33. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






34. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






35. A humanlike creature that walks upright






36. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






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






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






39. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






40. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






41. Studying fossil remains






42. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






43. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






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






46. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






47. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






48. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






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







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