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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. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






2. An advocate of gradual political change






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






4. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






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






6. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






7. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






8. A Muslim ruler






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






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






11. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






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






13. Studying fossil remains






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






15. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






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






17. 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






18. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






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






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






21. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






22. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






23. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






30. The symbol used as part of a writing system






31. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






32. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






33. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






34. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






36. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






37. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






39. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






40. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






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






43. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






44. Large collective farm






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






46. 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






47. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






48. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






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






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