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






2. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






3. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






4. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






5. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






6. The belief in one god






7. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






8. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






10. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






11. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






12. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






14. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






15. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






16. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






17. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






18. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






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






20. The technology associated with the application of robots






21. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






22. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






23. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






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






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






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






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






29. The right to vote






30. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






31. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






32. A Persian king






33. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






34. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






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






36. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






37. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






38. 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






39. A government of three rulers






40. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






42. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






43. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






44. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






46. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






47. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






48. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






49. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






50. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith