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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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1. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






2. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






3. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






4. The Hebrew name for God






5. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






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






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






8. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






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






10. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






11. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






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






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






14. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






15. 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






16. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






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






18. The right of a dynasty to rule






19. A Persian king






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






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






22. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






23. A sole ruler with absolute power






24. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






26. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






27. 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






28. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






30. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






31. A German emperor






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






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






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






35. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






36. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






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






39. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






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






41. 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






42. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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






44. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






45. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






46. 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






47. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






49. An object shaped by humans






50. The study of humans as a species