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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 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






2. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






3. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






4. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






5. Large estate in ancient Rome






6. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






7. 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






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






9. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






10. The german air force






11. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






12. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






13. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






14. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






15. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






16. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






17. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






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






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






21. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






22. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






23. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






24. A humanlike creature that walks upright






25. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






26. 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






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






28. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






29. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






30. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






31. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






32. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






33. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






34. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






35. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






37. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






38. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






39. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






40. A sole ruler with absolute power






41. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






42. A warrior for islam






43. French Protestants






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






45. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






46. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






47. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






48. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






49. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






50. 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