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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The Muslim community of faithful
operation overlord
protectorate
umma
triple entente
2. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs
triple entente
civil service system
Homo sapiens
ghazi
3. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain
emir
legion
epicureanism
triangular trade
4. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade
sunni
world trade organization
Australopithecus
pasteurization
5. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran
lebnsraum
ayatollah
collective farming
Truman doctrine
6. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance
functionalism
social contract
Homo sapiens
fresco
7. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class
illuminated manuscript
indulgence
dharma
proletariat
8. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services
Tamils
vassal
silk roads
world trade organization
9. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US
golden mean
parallel descent
third world
stoicism
10. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA
purdah
people of the book
bourgeoisie
DNA dating
11. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women
feminist
Sepoys
Yalta Conference
sunni
12. German submarines
archeology
jazz
u-boats
justification by faith
13. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce
Justinian Code
euro
helot
Huns
14. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj
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15. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father
ayatollah
domino theory
social contract
parallel descent
16. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches
diaspora
separation of powers
desalinization
devshirme
17. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong
papal states
thermoluminescnce dating
Homo sapiens
radiocarbon dating
18. 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
archaeology
nicene creed
civil rights movement
urdu
19. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents
rotten borough
capitalism
karma
ziggurat
20. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India
quinine
enlightenment
illuminated manuscript
caste
21. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education
caudillo
truncated pyramid
bushido
Renaissance
22. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority
triple entente
tyrant
space probe
constitutional monarchy
23. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome
silk roads
senate
homeland
scientific revolution
24. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas
democratization
vassal
middle passage
detente
25. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith
eightfold path
final solution
cuneiform
tree-ring dating
26. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean
middle passage
monsoon
quipu
tyrant
27. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons
third reich
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Utopian socialist
external migration
28. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II
patrician
third reich
existentialism
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
29. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism
parallel descent
theory of evolution
truncated pyramid
tree-ring dating
30. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority
romanticism
Neo- Confucianism
archeology
manor
31. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid
animism
commercial revolution
nongovernmental organization
shi
32. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers
polis
specialization of labor
Sepoys
human cloning
33. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994
duma
separation of powers
operation overlord
burqa
34. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology
chivalry
civilization
nicene creed
imperialism
35. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses
space shuttle
nicene creed
domino theory
new economic policy
36. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people
emir
absolute monarch
stream of consciousness
marshall plan
37. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland
bourgeoisie
four modernizations
blitzkrieg
hijra
38. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry
Lend- Lease Act
Utopian socialist
satellite nation
Sikhs
39. 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
Sepoys
qanat
ethnic cleansing
latifundia
40. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world
diaspora
astrolabe
enlightened despot
forbidden city
41. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel
caravel
new deal
Huns
nonalignment
42. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative
polygamy
Huns
moderate
surrealism
43. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur
burgess
artifact
parallel descent
stream of consciousness
44. French Protestants
patriarchal
Justinian Code
Huguenots
caravel
45. 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
paleolithic age
burqa
quipu
green revolution
46. A Persian king
fief
scorched- earth policy
shah
Columbian exchange
47. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers
Manchaeism
karma
missi dominici
u-boats
48. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies
third reich
harem
liberal
psychoanalysis
49. A warrior for islam
patrician
ghazi
papal states
burgher
50. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes
Mongol Peace
parliament
people of the book
Nuremberg trials