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






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






3. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






4. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






5. A national legislature assembly






6. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






8. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






9. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






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






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






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






14. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






15. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






16. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






17. 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






18. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






19. Hunting and gathering






20. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






21. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






22. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






23. The right of a dynasty to rule






24. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






25. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






27. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






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






29. A 26 mile race






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






31. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






32. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






33. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






34. A sole ruler with absolute power






35. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






36. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






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






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






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






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






41. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






42. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






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






45. The study of humans as a species






46. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






47. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






48. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






49. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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