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






2. 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






3. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






4. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






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






6. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






7. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






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






10. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






11. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






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






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






15. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






17. 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






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






19. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






20. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






21. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






22. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






24. The Muslim community of faithful






25. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






26. The Muslim name for God






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






28. French Protestants






29. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






30. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






31. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






32. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






34. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






35. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






36. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






37. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






38. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






39. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






40. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






41. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






42. Studying fossil remains






43. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






44. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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






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






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






48. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






49. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






50. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government