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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. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






2. An antimalarial drug






3. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






4. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






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






6. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






7. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






8. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






9. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






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






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






12. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






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






14. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






15. French Protestants






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






17. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






18. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






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






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






21. A humanlike creature that walks upright






22. The power to prevent the execution of law






23. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






24. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






25. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






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






27. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






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






29. The Jewish day of atonement






30. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






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






32. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






33. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






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






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






36. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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






38. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






39. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






40. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






41. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






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






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






44. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






45. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






47. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






48. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






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






50. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners







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