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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






2. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






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






5. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






6. The german air force






7. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






8. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






9. The power to prevent the execution of law






10. French Protestants






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






12. Studying fossil remains






13. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






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






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






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






17. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






18. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






19. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






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






21. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






22. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






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






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






26. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






27. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






28. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






29. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






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






31. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






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






33. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






34. 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






35. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






36. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






37. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






38. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






39. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






40. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






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






43. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






44. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






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






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






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






49. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






50. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran