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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. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






2. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






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






5. Large collective farm






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






7. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






8. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






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






11. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






12. The Muslim name for God






13. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






14. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






15. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






16. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






17. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






18. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






20. 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






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






22. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






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






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






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






26. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






27. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






29. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






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






31. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






32. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






33. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






34. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






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






36. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






37. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






38. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






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






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






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






42. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






43. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






44. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






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






47. Studying fossil remains






48. Muslim social and ethical law






49. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






50. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages