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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 political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






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






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






5. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






6. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






7. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






8. A German emperor






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






10. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






11. The symbol used as part of a writing system






12. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






14. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






15. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






16. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






17. The Jewish day of atonement






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






19. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






20. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






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






23. A member of the middle class in medieval England






24. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






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






26. Russian Parliament






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






28. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






29. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






30. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






31. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






32. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






33. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






34. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






35. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






36. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






38. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






39. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






40. An advocate of gradual political change






41. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






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






43. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






44. The belief in one god






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






46. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






47. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






48. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






49. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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