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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 of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






2. 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






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






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






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






6. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






7. 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






8. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






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






10. The organized elimination of an entire population group






11. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






12. The Jewish day of atonement






13. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






14. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






15. The termination of slavery






16. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






17. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






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






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






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






21. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






23. Muslim social and ethical law






24. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






25. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






26. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






27. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






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






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






30. A humanlike creature that walks upright






31. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






32. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






33. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






34. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






35. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






36. Marriage to more than one wife






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






38. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






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






40. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






42. The worship of many gods






43. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






44. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






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






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






47. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






49. 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






50. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest