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






2. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






3. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






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






5. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






6. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






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






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






9. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






10. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






11. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






12. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






13. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






14. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






15. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






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






17. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






18. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






19. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






20. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






21. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






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






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






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






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






27. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






28. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






29. The power to prevent the execution of law






30. 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






31. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






32. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






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






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






35. One who disagrees; a dissenter






36. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






37. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






38. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






39. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






40. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






41. Hunting and gathering






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






43. A national legislature assembly






44. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






45. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






46. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






47. 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






48. 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






49. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






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