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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. German submarines






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






3. 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






4. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






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






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






8. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






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






10. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






11. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






12. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






13. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






14. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






15. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






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






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






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






19. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






20. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






21. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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






23. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






24. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






25. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






26. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






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






28. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






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






31. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






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






33. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






34. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






35. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






36. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






39. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






40. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






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






42. 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






43. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






44. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






45. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






47. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






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






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






50. 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