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






2. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






4. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






5. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






6. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






7. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






8. An antimalarial drug






9. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






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






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






12. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






14. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






15. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






16. The belief in one god






17. A German emperor






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






19. 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






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






21. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






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






23. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






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






26. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






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






28. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






30. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






31. Russian Parliament






32. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






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






35. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






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






37. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






38. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






39. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






40. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






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






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






44. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






45. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






46. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






47. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






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






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






50. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses