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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. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






3. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






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






5. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






6. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






7. 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






8. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






9. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






10. The power to prevent the execution of law






11. The Jewish day of atonement






12. The study of humans as a species






13. Hunting and gathering






14. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






15. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






17. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






18. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






19. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






20. The symbol used as part of a writing system






21. The right of a dynasty to rule






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






23. The Muslim name for God






24. The right to vote






25. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






27. The organized elimination of an entire population group






28. The Muslim community of faithful






29. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






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






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






32. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






33. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






34. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






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






36. A government of three rulers






37. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






38. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






39. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






41. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






42. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






43. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






44. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






45. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






47. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






48. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






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






50. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)