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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. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






2. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






3. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






4. The Jewish day of atonement






5. Large collective farm






6. A ceasefire agreement






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






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






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






10. Large estate in ancient Rome






11. The worship of many gods






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






13. 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






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






15. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






17. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






18. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






19. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






21. Studying fossil remains






22. The right to vote






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






24. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






25. German submarines






26. 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






27. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






28. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






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






30. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






31. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






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






33. 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






34. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






35. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






37. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






38. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






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






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






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






43. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






44. A warrior for islam






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






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






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






48. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






49. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






50. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries