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






2. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






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






4. 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






5. Russian emperor






6. A humanlike creature that walks upright






7. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






8. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






10. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






11. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






12. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






13. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






14. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






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






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






17. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






18. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






19. 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






20. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






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






22. A sole ruler with absolute power






23. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






24. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






25. Hunting and gathering






26. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






27. An object shaped by humans






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






29. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






30. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






32. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






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






34. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






35. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






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






37. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






38. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






39. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






40. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






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






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






44. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






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






46. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






47. The power to prevent the execution of law






48. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






50. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;