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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






3. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






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






5. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






6. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






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






8. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






9. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






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






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






12. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






13. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






14. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






15. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






16. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






17. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






18. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






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






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






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






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






23. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






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






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






26. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






27. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






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






29. The technology associated with the application of robots






30. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






32. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






33. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






34. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






35. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






37. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






38. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






39. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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40. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






41. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






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






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






44. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






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






46. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






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






49. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






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