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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 lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






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






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






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






5. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






6. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






7. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






8. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






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






10. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






11. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






12. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






13. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






14. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






15. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






16. A national legislature assembly






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






18. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






19. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






20. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






21. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






22. The study of humans as a species






23. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






24. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






25. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






26. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






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






28. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






29. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






30. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






31. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






33. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






34. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






35. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






36. Describes a male-dominated society






37. The power to prevent the execution of law






38. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






39. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






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






41. 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






42. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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






44. The right of a dynasty to rule






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






46. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






47. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






48. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






49. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






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