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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






2. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






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






4. The study of humans as a species






5. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






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






7. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






8. Marriage to more than one wife






9. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






10. German submarines






11. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






12. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






13. 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






14. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






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






16. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






17. The belief in one god






18. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






19. Studying fossil remains






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






21. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






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






23. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






24. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






25. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






26. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






27. A grant of land in medieval Europe






28. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






29. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






30. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






32. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






33. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






34. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






35. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






36. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






37. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






38. 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






39. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






40. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






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






42. The termination of slavery






43. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






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






46. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






48. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






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






50. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots







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