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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A Latin American military dictator
caudillo
indulgence
reparation
patrician
2. The symbol used as part of a writing system
repartamiento
glyph
luftwaffe
thermoluminescent dating
3. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain
guest workers
triangular trade
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
epicureanism
4. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()
missi dominici
marathon
burgher
umma
5. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce
checks and balances
pariah
Huns
fourteen points
6. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins
indulgence
commercial agriculture
economic imperialism
Neo- Confucianism
7. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare
shi
socialism
Justinian Code
bourgeoisie
8. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation
caravanserials
Inquisition
social Darwinism
domino theory
9. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties
mercantilism
coalition
internal migration
kaiser
10. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism
Truman doctrine
anthropology
proletariat
caudillo
11. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties
mandate of heaven
containment
sati
Cyrillic alphabet
12. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government
protectorate
Anabaptists
DNA dating
Balfour Declaration
13. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism
Allah
terra cotta
theory of evolution
daimyo
14. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism
Dar al- Islam
soviet
realism
marshall plan
15. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers
vietnamization
Sepoys
paleolithic age
senate
16. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission
satellite nation
yin and yang
homeland
propaganda
17. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship
factors of production
covenant
polis
guild
18. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms
five-year plans
Neolithic Revolution
cubism
satrap
19. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits
entrepreneurship
guomindang
commercial revolution
Taliban
20. A Muslim ruler
emir
astrolabe
McDonaldization
forbidden city
21. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy
kowtow
triple alliance
commune
extraterritorial rights
22. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
dictator
nirvana
tragedy
23. 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
Cultural Revolution
protectorate
society of Jesus
Tarah
24. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india
archaeology
push-pull factors
dissident
five-year plans
25. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades
Tarah
kinship group
Dadaism
guild
26. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs
peninsular
pogram
four noble truths
world health organization
27. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China
qanat
extraterritorial rights
Sepoys
global village
28. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education
Renaissance
shi
kinship group
glyph
29. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII
papal states
realism
monsoon
marshall plan
30. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers
operation Barbarossa
Allah
socialism
mystery religion
31. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.
external migration
zen Buddhism
indulgence
mercantilism
32. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender
hijra
radiocarbon dating
Boers
homeland
33. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism
glyph
thermoluminescnce dating
society of Jesus
stateless society
34. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
commercial agriculture
strategic defense initiative
Balfour Declaration
peninsular
35. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe
geocentric theory
dharma
Cultural Revolution
armistice
36. A 26 mile race
marathon
surrealism
pasteurization
shia
37. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British
strategic defense initiative
mau mau
manor
covenant
38. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions
burgher
Reconquest
domino theory
collective bargaining
39. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery
romanticism
terra cotta
pastoral nomadism
Balfour Declaration
40. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world
marshall plan
silk roads
purdah
pogram
41. Describes a male-dominated society
nongovernmental organization
kamikaze
patriarchal
Yalta Conference
42. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages
Neo- Confucianism
Cyrillic alphabet
nongovernmental organization
civil service system
43. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority
third reich
Neo- Confucianism
chinampa
major domo
44. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific
time of troubles
island-hopping
stoicism
Yom Kippur
45. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.
separation of powers
communism
Boers
anthropology
46. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran
enclosure movement
ayatollah
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
scientific revolution
47. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks
parliament
sakk
psychoanalysis
duma
48. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture
triumvirate
people of the book
time of troubles
patriarch
49. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world
luftwaffe
emir
justification by faith
DNA dating
50. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas
parliament
caste
burqa
glasnost