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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. The organized elimination of an entire population group






2. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






3. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






4. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






5. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






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






7. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






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






9. The belief in one god






10. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






11. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






12. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






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






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






16. The termination of slavery






17. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






18. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






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






20. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






21. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






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






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






24. 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






25. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






26. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






27. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






28. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






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






31. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






32. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






33. A grant of land in medieval Europe






34. 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






35. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






36. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






38. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






39. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






41. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






42. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






43. German submarines






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






45. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






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






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






48. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






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






50. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry







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