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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A deep sense of pride in one's nation
enlightenment
nationalism
sphere of influence
consumerism
2. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe
space probe
Atlantic Charter
caravel
steppe
3. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion
caudillo
sati
soviet
Deism
4. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas
postdam conference
new deal
desalinization
middle passage
5. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia
harem
golden mean
anthropology
ayatollah
6. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures
new deal
world trade center
repartamiento
illuminated manuscript
7. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers
strategic defense initiative
messiah
creole
missi dominici
8. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain
emir
bushido
Swahili
epicureanism
9. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties
Ka'aba
coalition
pogram
functionalism
10. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran
ayatollah
Utopian socialist
stem cell research
mameduke
11. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society
caste
mobilization
Brahmin
Bell Act
12. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian
strategic defense initiative
Justinian Code
polytheism
hijra
13. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary
nation-stae
democratization
propaganda
Nuremberg trials
14. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons
kinship group
robotics
collective bargaining
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
15. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations
Boers
dharma
predestination
helsinki accords
16. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria
monotheism
civil service system
major domo
Balkans
17. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe
mandate
geocentric theory
ethnic cleansing
protectorate
18. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers
theory of relativity
veto
dharma
collective farming
19. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries
Kellogg-Briand Pact
kamikaze
impressionism
bourgeoisie
20. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes
Nuremberg trials
space probe
cuneiform
encomienda
21. The right to vote
burgess
guild
suffrage
parallel descent
22. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court
creole
kowtow
intifada
parliament
23. The study of humans as a species
patrician
anthropology
kinship group
missi dominici
24. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British
cuneiform
mau mau
British Commonwealth
junkers
25. Ancient Chinese class of scholars
Cultural Revolution
space shuttle
shi
laissez-faire
26. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population
Taliban
Bell Act
Huns
plebeian
27. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades
guild
green revolution
dowry death
conservative
28. A 26 mile race
entrepreneurship
truncated pyramid
consumerism
marathon
29. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine
coalition
mystery religion
nicene creed
ethnic cleansing
30. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)
containment
collective bargaining
kaiser
radiocarbon dating
31. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church
usury
dowry death
patriarch
parliament
32. The Muslim community of faithful
Justinian Code
kowtow
umma
psychoanalysis
33. 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
poliburo
intifada
separation of powers
world health organization
34. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
Yalta Conference
collective bargaining
Warsaw pact
Inquisition
35. 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
jazz
triumvirate
anthropology
DNA dating
36. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government
genocide
balance of power
checks and balances
pogram
37. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine
fief
humanism
Ka'aba
theocracy
38. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;
edict of Nantes
Deism
cynicism
apprenticeship
39. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership
veto
Cultural Revolution
yin and yang
civilization
40. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam
people of the book
chivalry
Dar al- Islam
stem cell research
41. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals
illuminated manuscript
oracle bone
bushido
absolute monarch
42. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind
Justinian Code
diocese
enlightened despot
European Union
43. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery
propaganda
mandate of heaven
league of nations
terra cotta
44. Muslim social and ethical law
great lap forward
hominid
seppuku
shariah
45. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government
colony
protectorate
Taliban
helsinki accords
46. French Protestants
perestroika
space shuttle
Huguenots
theory of relativity
47. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services
lateen sail
vassal
triumvirate
Holocaust
48. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people
estates-general
age grade
global village
appeasement
49. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia
thermoluminescnce dating
triple entente
intifada
psychoanalysis
50. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives
junkers
stoicism
marshall plan
one-child policy