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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. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






2. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






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






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






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






7. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






8. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






9. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






10. 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






11. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






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






13. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






15. 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






16. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






17. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






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






19. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






20. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






21. One who pursues the meaning of truth






22. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






23. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






24. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






25. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






26. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






27. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






28. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






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






30. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






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






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






34. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






35. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






37. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






39. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






40. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






41. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






42. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






43. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






44. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






45. The belief in one god






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






47. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






48. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






49. 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






50. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US