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






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






3. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






4. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






5. The Hebrew name for God






6. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






7. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






9. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






10. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






12. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






14. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






15. 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






16. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






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






18. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






19. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






21. A Latin American military dictator






22. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






23. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






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






25. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






26. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






27. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






28. 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






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






30. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






31. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






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






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






35. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






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






37. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






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






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






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






41. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






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






43. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






44. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






45. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






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






47. 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






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






49. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






50. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army