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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. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






2. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






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






4. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






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






6. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






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






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






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






11. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






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






13. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






14. A Persian king






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






16. 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






17. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






18. Large collective farm






19. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






20. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






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






22. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






24. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






25. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






26. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






27. 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






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






29. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






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






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






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






33. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






34. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






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






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






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






38. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






39. Hunting and gathering






40. The Jewish day of atonement






41. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






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






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






45. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






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






47. 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






48. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






50. A greak city-state