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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 series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






2. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






3. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






4. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






5. Objects shaped by humans






6. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






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






9. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






10. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






11. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






13. A Muslim ruler






14. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






16. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






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






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






19. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






20. A Latin American military dictator






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






22. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






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






24. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






25. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






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






27. The termination of slavery






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






29. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






31. The symbol used as part of a writing system






32. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






33. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






34. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






35. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






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






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






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






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






40. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






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






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






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






44. A warrior for islam






45. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






46. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






47. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






48. Large estate in ancient Rome






49. An antimalarial drug






50. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country