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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. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






3. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






4. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






5. A humanlike creature that walks upright






6. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






7. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






8. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






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






11. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






12. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






13. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






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






15. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






16. A sole ruler with absolute power






17. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






18. The termination of slavery






19. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






20. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






21. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






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






24. An advocate of gradual political change






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






26. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






27. Describes a male-dominated society






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






29. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






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






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






32. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






33. A member of the middle class in medieval England






34. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






35. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






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






38. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






39. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






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






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






42. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






43. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






44. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






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






46. The organized elimination of an entire population group






47. A Persian king






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






49. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






50. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function