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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. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






2. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






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






4. 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






5. A greak city-state






6. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






7. A grant of land in medieval Europe






8. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






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






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






11. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






12. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






13. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






14. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






15. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






16. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






18. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






20. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






22. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






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






25. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






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






28. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






29. A humanlike creature that walks upright






30. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






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






32. Objects shaped by humans






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






34. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






35. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






36. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






37. An object shaped by humans






38. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






39. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






40. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






41. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






42. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






43. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






44. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






45. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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






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






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






49. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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