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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






2. The german air force






3. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






4. A grant of land in medieval Europe






5. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






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






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






8. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






9. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






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






11. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






12. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






14. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






15. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






16. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






17. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






18. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






19. One who disagrees; a dissenter






20. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






21. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






22. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






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






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






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






27. An object shaped by humans






28. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






29. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






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






31. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






32. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






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






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






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






36. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






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






38. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






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






40. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






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






42. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






44. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






45. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






46. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






47. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






48. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






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






50. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power







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