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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. German submarines






2. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






3. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






4. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






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






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






7. 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






8. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






9. The worship of many gods






10. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






11. Objects shaped by humans






12. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






14. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






16. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






18. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






19. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






20. The belief in one god






21. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






22. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






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






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






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






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






27. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






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






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






30. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






31. A Latin American military dictator






32. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






33. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






35. 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






36. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






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






38. The Hebrew name for God






39. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






40. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






41. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






42. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






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






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






45. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






46. The study of humans as a species






47. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






48. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






49. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






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