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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. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






2. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






3. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






4. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






5. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






6. The Hebrew name for God






7. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






8. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






10. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






11. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






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






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






14. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






16. 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






17. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






18. 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






19. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






21. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






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






23. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






25. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






27. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






28. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






29. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






30. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






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






32. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






33. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






34. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






35. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






36. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






38. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






39. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






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






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






42. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






43. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






44. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Muslim social and ethical law






49. A grant of land in medieval Europe






50. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church