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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 advocate of gradual political change






2. 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






3. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






5. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






6. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






8. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






9. A sole ruler with absolute power






10. Marriage to more than one wife






11. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






13. A government of three rulers






14. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






15. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






16. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






17. The german air force






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






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






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






21. The symbol used as part of a writing system






22. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






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






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






25. A German emperor






26. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






27. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






28. The study of humans as a species






29. The belief in one god






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






31. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






32. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






33. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






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






36. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






37. 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






38. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






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






41. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






43. The Muslim community of faithful






44. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






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






46. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






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






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






50. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership