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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






3. The Muslim name for God






4. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






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






6. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






7. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






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






9. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






10. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






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






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






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






14. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






16. Hunting and gathering






17. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






18. A 26 mile race






19. The german air force






20. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






21. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






22. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






23. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






24. 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






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






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






27. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






28. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






29. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






30. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






31. 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






32. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






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






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






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






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






37. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






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






39. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






40. The Hebrew name for God






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






42. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






43. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






45. A German emperor






46. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






47. The worship of many gods






48. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






49. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






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







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