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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 woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






2. The power to prevent the execution of law






3. 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






4. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






5. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






6. A national legislature assembly






7. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






8. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






9. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






10. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






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






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






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






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






15. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






16. Studying fossil remains






17. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






19. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






20. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






21. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






22. A humanlike creature that walks upright






23. A government of three rulers






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






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






26. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






27. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






29. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






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






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






32. A sole ruler with absolute power






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






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






35. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






36. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






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






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






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






40. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






42. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






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






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






45. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






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






47. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






48. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






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






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