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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. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






3. 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






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






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






6. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






7. 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






8. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






9. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






10. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






11. A Muslim ruler






12. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






13. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






15. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






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






18. 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






19. A Latin American military dictator






20. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






21. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






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






23. The study of humans as a species






24. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






25. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






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






27. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






28. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






29. 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






30. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






31. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






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






34. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






35. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






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






37. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






38. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






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






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






42. A Persian king






43. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






44. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






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






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






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






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






49. A greak city-state






50. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles