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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






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






3. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






4. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






6. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






7. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






8. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






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






11. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






12. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






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






15. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






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






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






19. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






20. 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






21. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






22. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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






24. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






25. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






27. A government of three rulers






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






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






30. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






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






32. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






33. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






34. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






35. The german air force






36. 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






37. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






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






39. Russian emperor






40. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






41. An object shaped by humans






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






43. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






44. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






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






46. French Protestants






47. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






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






49. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






50. Muslim social and ethical law