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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 family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






2. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






3. Muslim social and ethical law






4. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






5. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






6. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






7. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






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






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






11. The right of a dynasty to rule






12. 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






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






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






15. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






16. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






17. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






18. A member of the middle class in medieval England






19. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






21. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






22. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






24. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






25. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






26. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






27. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






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






29. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






30. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






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






32. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






34. A national legislature assembly






35. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






36. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






37. An advocate of gradual political change






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






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






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






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






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






43. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






44. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






46. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






47. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






49. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






50. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only