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






2. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






3. A ceasefire agreement






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






5. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






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






7. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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






9. The Muslim community of faithful






10. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






11. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






12. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






13. 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






14. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






16. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






17. 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






18. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






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






20. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






21. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






22. German submarines






23. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






24. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






25. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






26. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






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






28. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






29. 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






30. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






31. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






32. 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






33. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






34. 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






35. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






36. 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






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






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






39. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






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






42. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






43. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






44. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






46. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






47. The Jewish day of atonement






48. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






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






50. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services







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