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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. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






2. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






3. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






4. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






5. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






6. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






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






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






9. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






10. The right to vote






11. A Persian king






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






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






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






15. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






16. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






17. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






18. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






19. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






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






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






22. One who disagrees; a dissenter






23. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






24. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






26. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






27. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






28. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






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






31. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






32. An antimalarial drug






33. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






34. A Latin American military dictator






35. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






36. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






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






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






39. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






40. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






41. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






42. 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






43. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






44. An advocate of gradual political change






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






46. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






48. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






49. Objects shaped by humans






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