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






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






3. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






4. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






5. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






7. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






8. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






9. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






10. 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






11. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






12. A sole ruler with absolute power






13. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






14. The study of humans as a species






15. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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






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






18. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






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






20. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






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






22. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






23. The termination of slavery






24. The organized elimination of an entire population group






25. A warrior for islam






26. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






28. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






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






30. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






31. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






32. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






33. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






35. French Protestants






36. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






38. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






39. A national legislature assembly






40. A Muslim ruler






41. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






43. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






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






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






46. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






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






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






49. Studying fossil remains






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