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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. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






2. The study of humans as a species






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






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






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






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






7. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






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






9. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






11. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






12. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






13. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






14. 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






15. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






16. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






17. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






18. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






19. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






20. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






21. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






23. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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






25. An object shaped by humans






26. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






27. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






29. 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






30. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






31. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






32. The power to prevent the execution of law






33. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






34. 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






35. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






36. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






37. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






38. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






39. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






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






41. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






42. Muslim social and ethical law






43. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






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






45. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






46. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






48. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






49. A ceasefire agreement






50. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries