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






2. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






3. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






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






5. Describes a male-dominated society






6. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






7. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






8. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






9. Russian Parliament






10. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






11. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






12. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






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






14. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






15. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






16. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






17. A Latin American military dictator






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






19. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






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






21. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






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






23. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






24. A sole ruler with absolute power






25. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






26. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






28. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






29. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






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






32. The Muslim name for God






33. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






34. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






35. A 26 mile race






36. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






38. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






39. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






40. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






41. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






42. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






43. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






44. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






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






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






47. An antimalarial drug






48. German submarines






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






50. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government