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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






2. Studying fossil remains






3. The power to prevent the execution of law






4. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






5. 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






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






7. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






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






9. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






10. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






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






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






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






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






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






16. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






17. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






18. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






19. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






20. 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






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






22. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






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






24. An advocate of gradual political change






25. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






26. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






27. A Persian king






28. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






29. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






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






31. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






32. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






33. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






34. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






35. A national legislature assembly






36. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






37. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






38. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






39. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






40. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






41. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






42. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






43. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






44. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






45. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






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






47. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






48. A government of three rulers






49. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






50. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj