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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
theory of evolution
burqa
apartheid
Mongol Peace
2. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613
Afrikaner
time of troubles
treaty of tordesillas
apprenticeship
3. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another
balance of power
Sikhs
purdah
caudillo
4. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament
brinkmanship
social contract
commercial agriculture
gospel
5. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries
chinampa
quinine
multinational corporation
Ka'aba
6. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine
indulgence
tribune
legion
Zionism
7. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian
consul
Hagia Sophia
triumvirate
Kellogg-Briand Pact
8. The Jewish day of atonement
great lap forward
nirvana
Yahweh
Yom Kippur
9. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society
Brahmin
usury
Homo sapiens
cynicism
10. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran
collective bargaining
tyrant
ayatollah
Utopian socialist
11. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions
collective bargaining
concession
genocide
society of Jesus
12. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church
abolition
appeasement
Kellogg-Briand Pact
patriarch
13. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority
democratization
five pillars
millet
tyrant
14. 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
checks and balances
tyrant
sati
enlightened despot
15. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings
council of Trent
age grade
enclosure movement
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
16. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids
pasteurization
island-hopping
estates-general
manga carta
17. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen
tragedy
vassal
internal migration
apprenticeship
18. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas
truncated pyramid
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
creole
golden mean
19. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)
thermoluminescnce dating
green revolution
Deism
radiocarbon dating
20. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives
stoicism
code of Hammurabi
marshall plan
serf
21. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers
glyph
tyrant
u-boats
macadam road
22. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US
internal migration
stream of consciousness
world trade center
major domo
23. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members
European Union
euro
edict of Nantes
samurai
24. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living
treaty of tordesillas
golden mean
bushido
push-pull factors
25. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union
concession
desalinization
Balkans
capital
26. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.
imperialism
Bolsheviks
oracle bone
communism
27. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy
abolition
hubris
collective farming
parliament
28. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism
island-hopping
enlightenment
loess
Sikhs
29. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government
protectorate
commercial revolution
kaiser
existentialism
30. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI
treaty of tordesillas
imperialism
DNA dating
league of nations
31. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing
fresco
seppuku
reparation
extraterritorial rights
32. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time
Yahweh
four noble truths
hajj
impressionism
33. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith
Neo- Confucianism
archaeology
eightfold path
nongovernmental organization
34. The Muslim community of faithful
Nuremberg trials
manor
umma
Atlantic Charter
35. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations
helsinki accords
ghazi
urdu
caravel
36. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation
dowry death
collective bargaining
mandate
republic
37. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust
Balkans
capital
euro
civil disobedience
38. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism
absolute monarch
Truman doctrine
shi
astrolabe
39. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population
plebeian
Dar al- Islam
Allah
Utopian socialist
40. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit
loess
one-child policy
society of Jesus
hellenistic culture
41. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine
nicene creed
scientific revolution
hajj
radical
42. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production
Royal Road
OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countries)
Inquisition
iconoclastic controversy
43. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures
paleolithic age
patrician
nicene creed
illuminated manuscript
44. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()
kowtow
social contract
steppe
concession
45. A warrior for islam
ghazi
consul
multinational corporation
jainissary
46. A greak city-state
caste
polis
triple alliance
peace crops
47. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions
Sepoys
reactionary
radiocarbon dating
icon
48. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)
ghetto
Boers
feudalism
patriarch
49. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority
green revolution
burgher
Neo- Confucianism
Inquisition
50. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks
Boers
radical
sakk
Zionism