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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 ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






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






3. A national legislature assembly






4. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






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






6. 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






7. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






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






9. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






11. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






12. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






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






14. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






15. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






16. 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






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






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






19. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






20. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






21. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






22. The power to prevent the execution of law






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






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






25. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Member of elite class in ancient rome






34. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






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






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






37. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






38. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






39. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






40. A member of the middle class in medieval England






41. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






42. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






43. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






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






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






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






47. A 26 mile race






48. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






49. The symbol used as part of a writing system






50. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest