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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






3. 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






4. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






5. The power to prevent the execution of law






6. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






7. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






8. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






10. A 26 mile race






11. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






13. The belief in one god






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






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






16. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






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






18. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






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






20. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






21. An object shaped by humans






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






23. Studying fossil remains






24. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






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






26. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






27. The organized elimination of an entire population group






28. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






29. German submarines






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






31. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






32. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






33. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






34. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






35. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






36. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






37. Describes a male-dominated society






38. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






40. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






41. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






42. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






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






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. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






46. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






47. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






48. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






49. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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