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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






2. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






3. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






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






5. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






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






7. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






8. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






9. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






11. Objects shaped by humans






12. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






13. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






14. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






15. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






16. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






18. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






19. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






21. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






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






24. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






25. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






26. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






28. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






29. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






30. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






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






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






33. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






34. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






35. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






36. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






37. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






38. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






39. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






40. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






41. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






42. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






43. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






44. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






45. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






46. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






47. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






49. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






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