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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. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






2. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






3. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






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






5. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






7. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






9. A ceasefire agreement






10. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






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






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






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






14. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






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






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






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






18. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






19. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






21. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






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






23. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






24. The study of humans as a species






25. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






27. The technology associated with the application of robots






28. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






29. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






31. The right of a dynasty to rule






32. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






34. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






35. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






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






37. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






38. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






39. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






40. Russian Parliament






41. A 26 mile race






42. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






43. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






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






46. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






47. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






48. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






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






50. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war