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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






3. Russian emperor






4. The technology associated with the application of robots






5. A German emperor






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






7. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






8. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






9. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






10. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






11. One who disagrees; a dissenter






12. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






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






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






15. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






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






17. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






18. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






19. 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






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






21. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






22. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






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






25. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






26. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






27. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






28. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






29. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






30. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






31. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






32. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






33. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






34. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






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






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






37. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






38. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






40. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






41. Large estate in ancient Rome






42. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






43. 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






44. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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






46. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






47. The german air force






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






49. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






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