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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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






3. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






4. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






5. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






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






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






8. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






14. A warrior for islam






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






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






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






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






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






20. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






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






23. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






24. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






25. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






26. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






27. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






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






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






30. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






31. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






32. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






33. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






34. Member of elite class in ancient rome






35. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






36. 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






37. A grant of land in medieval Europe






38. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






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






40. 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






41. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






42. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






43. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






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






45. A humanlike creature that walks upright






46. The right of a dynasty to rule






47. The Muslim name for God






48. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






49. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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