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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






2. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






3. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






4. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






5. An antimalarial drug






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






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






8. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






9. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






10. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






11. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






13. Russian emperor






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






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






16. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






17. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






18. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






19. The study of humans as a species






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






21. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






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






23. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






24. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






25. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






26. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






27. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






28. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






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






30. Marriage to more than one wife






31. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






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






34. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






35. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






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






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






38. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






39. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






40. 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






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






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






43. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






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






45. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






46. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






48. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






49. Russian Parliament






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