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






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






3. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






4. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






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






7. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






8. The organized elimination of an entire population group






9. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






10. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






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






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






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






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






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






16. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






17. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






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






19. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






20. A warrior for islam






21. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






22. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






23. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






24. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






25. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






26. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






27. 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






28. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






30. Marriage to more than one wife






31. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






32. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






33. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






34. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






35. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






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






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






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






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






40. The german air force






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






42. 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






43. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






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






45. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






47. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






48. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






49. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






50. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses