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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






2. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






3. The technology associated with the application of robots






4. A ceasefire agreement






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






6. 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






7. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






8. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






9. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






10. 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






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






12. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






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






14. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






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






16. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






17. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






18. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






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






20. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






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






22. 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






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






24. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






25. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






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






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






28. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






29. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






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






31. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






32. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






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






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






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






37. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






39. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






40. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






41. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






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






44. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






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






46. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






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






48. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






49. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






50. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613