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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. 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






2. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






3. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






5. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






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






8. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






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






10. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






12. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






13. 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






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






15. A member of the middle class in medieval England






16. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






17. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






18. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






19. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






20. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






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






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






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






24. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






26. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






27. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






28. A Persian king






29. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






30. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






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






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






33. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






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






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






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






37. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






39. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






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






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






43. Describes a male-dominated society






44. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






45. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






46. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






47. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






48. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






50. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents