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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 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






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






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






4. Hunting and gathering






5. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






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






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






8. The Hebrew name for God






9. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






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






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






12. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






14. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






15. An advocate of gradual political change






16. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






17. The Muslim community of faithful






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






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






20. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






21. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






22. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






24. An antimalarial drug






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






26. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






27. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






29. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






30. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






31. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






32. The right to vote






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






34. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






35. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






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






38. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






39. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






40. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






41. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






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






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






44. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






45. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






47. The organized elimination of an entire population group






48. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






49. Describes a male-dominated society






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