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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






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






3. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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






5. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






6. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






7. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






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






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






10. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






11. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






12. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






13. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






14. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






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






16. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






17. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






18. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






19. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






20. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






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






22. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






23. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






24. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






25. One who pursues the meaning of truth






26. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






27. 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






28. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






29. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






30. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






31. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






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






33. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






34. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






35. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






36. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






37. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






38. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






39. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






40. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






41. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






42. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






43. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






44. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






45. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






46. German submarines






47. One who disagrees; a dissenter






48. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






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






50. The movement of people from rural to urban areas







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