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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. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






2. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






3. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






4. 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






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






6. The right of a dynasty to rule






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






8. A sole ruler with absolute power






9. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






10. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






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






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






14. A government of three rulers






15. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






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






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






18. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






19. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






20. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






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






22. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






23. One who disagrees; a dissenter






24. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






25. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






26. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






27. An object shaped by humans






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






29. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






30. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






32. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






33. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






34. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






35. The termination of slavery






36. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






37. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






38. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






39. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






40. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






41. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






42. An antimalarial drug






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






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






45. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






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






47. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






48. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






50. The movement of people from rural to urban areas







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