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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 grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






2. 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






3. A Latin American military dictator






4. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






5. A 26 mile race






6. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






7. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






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






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






10. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






13. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






14. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






15. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






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






17. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






18. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






19. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






20. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






21. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






23. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






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






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






26. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






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






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






29. The Muslim community of faithful






30. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






31. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






32. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






33. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






34. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






35. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






36. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






37. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






38. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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






40. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






41. 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






42. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






43. One who pursues the meaning of truth






44. 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






45. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






46. 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






47. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






48. The power to prevent the execution of law






49. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






50. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers







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