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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






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






4. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






6. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






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






8. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






9. 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






10. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






11. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






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






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






14. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






15. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






16. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






22. 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






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






24. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






25. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






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






27. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






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






29. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






30. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






31. The worship of many gods






32. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






33. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






34. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






35. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






36. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






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






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






39. The organized elimination of an entire population group






40. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






41. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






42. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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






44. A 26 mile race






45. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






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






47. The german air force






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






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






50. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -