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






2. German submarines






3. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






5. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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






7. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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






9. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






10. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






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






12. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






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






14. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






15. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






16. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






17. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






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






19. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






21. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






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






24. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






25. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






26. One who disagrees; a dissenter






27. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






28. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






30. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






31. 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






32. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






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






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






35. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






36. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






37. The Muslim name for God






38. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






39. The belief in one god






40. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






46. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






47. A sole ruler with absolute power






48. Large collective farm






49. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






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