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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. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






2. 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






3. 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






4. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






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






6. The technology associated with the application of robots






7. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






8. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






9. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






10. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






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






12. Studying fossil remains






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






14. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






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






16. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






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






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






19. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






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






22. 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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23. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






24. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






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






26. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






27. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






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






30. A ceasefire agreement






31. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






32. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






34. The study of humans as a species






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






36. 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






37. Large collective farm






38. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






39. A German emperor






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






41. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






42. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






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






44. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






45. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






46. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






47. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






48. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






49. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






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







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