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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 South African policy in which the races were separated by law






2. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






3. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






4. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






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






7. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






8. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






9. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






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






11. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






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






13. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






14. Hunting and gathering






15. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






17. German submarines






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






19. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






20. A greak city-state






21. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






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






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






24. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






25. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






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






27. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






28. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






29. Studying fossil remains






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






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






32. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






34. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






36. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






37. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






39. A Persian king






40. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






41. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






42. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






43. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






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






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






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






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






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






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