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






2. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






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






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






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






7. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






8. 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






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






10. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






11. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






12. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






13. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






14. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






15. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






16. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






17. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






18. 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






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






20. The power to prevent the execution of law






21. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






23. A member of the middle class in medieval England






24. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






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






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






27. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






28. 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






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






30. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






31. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






32. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






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






34. Studying fossil remains






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






36. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






37. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






38. Russian Parliament






39. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






40. 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






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






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






43. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






44. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






45. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






46. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






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






48. The study of humans as a species






49. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






50. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII







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