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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






2. One who pursues the meaning of truth






3. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






5. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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






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






8. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






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. The organized elimination of an entire population group






11. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






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






13. An advocate of gradual political change






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






15. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






16. 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


17. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






18. 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






19. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






20. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






21. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






22. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






23. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






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






26. Studying fossil remains






27. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






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






29. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






30. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






31. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






32. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






33. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






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






35. 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






36. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






37. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






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






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






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






41. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






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






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






45. A Latin American military dictator






46. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






47. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






49. 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






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