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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery
oracle bone
epicureanism
justification by faith
terra cotta
2. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean
manor
Hagia Sophia
Mongol Peace
monsoon
3. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else
bourgeoisie
global village
totalitarian state
Taliban
4. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare
socialism
fresco
rotten borough
realpolitik
5. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need
chinampa
purdah
peace crops
forbidden city
6. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world
space station
helsinki accords
world trade organization
justification by faith
7. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land
people of the book
encomienda
guild
Reconquest
8. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government
island-hopping
Renaissance
stateless society
czar (tsar)
9. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US
Magyars
world trade center
artifact
bourgeoisie
10. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another
reactionary
triangular trade
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
imperialism
11. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy
quipu
brinkmanship
hubris
entrepreneurship
12. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God
umma
Swahili
Tarah
manga carta
13. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
nation-stae
European Union
hijra
Yalta Conference
14. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives
republic
mameduke
Mongol Peace
bushido
15. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas
shogun
creole
imperialism
vassal
16. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings
operation sea lion
Hagia Sophia
monotheism
enclosure movement
17. One who pursues the meaning of truth
philosopher
satellite nation
militarism
Yahweh
18. The belief in one god
apprenticeship
monotheism
socialism
sphere of influence
19. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI
edict of Nantes
tree-ring dating
trench warfare
specialization of labor
20. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs
world health organization
final solution
oracle bone
zen Buddhism
21. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler
empire
fascism
burgher
gulf of tonkin resolution
22. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks
sakk
glyph
Yahweh
polis
23. 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
utilitarian
democratization
internal migration
Sikhs
24. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha
gulf of tonkin resolution
stupa
usury
world trade center
25. 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
emir
pasteurization
umma
civil rights movement
26. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia
council of Trent
Mongol Peace
chinampa
postdam conference
27. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war
appeasement
capitalism
latifundia
McDonaldization
28. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer
balance of power
chlorofluorocarbons
icon
commercial revolution
29. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband
hieroglyphics
sati
burgess
glyph
30. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas
operation overlord
glasnost
justification by faith
karma
31. The study of humans as a species
hubris
anthropology
consul
mandate
32. The worship of many gods
polytheism
satrap
shah
kowtow
33. The movement of people from rural to urban areas
civilization
Ka'aba
internal migration
concession
34. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials
Taliban
thermoluminescent dating
Columbian exchange
final solution
35. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group
one-child policy
triple entente
age grade
messiah
36. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government
euro
four tigers
hubris
city-state
37. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam
feminist
senate
Dar al- Islam
genocide
38. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture
lateen sail
Neolithic Revolution
latifundia
stem cell research
39. Ancient Egyptian picture writing
socialism
treaty of Versailles
hieroglyphics
covenant
40. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative
stoicism
moderate
Manhattan project
detente
41. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian
lateen sail
silk roads
Justinian Code
iconoclastic controversy
42. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government
joint-stock company
checks and balances
pastoral nomadism
pasteurization
43. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler
fascism
league of nations
patriarchal
Allah
44. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells
lebnsraum
stem cell research
five pillars
realism
45. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union
specialization of labor
burgess
euro
consul
46. An object shaped by humans
new economic policy
artifact
European Union
edict of Nantes
47. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer
ziggurat
propaganda
quinine
poliburo
48. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents
rotten borough
surrealism
caravel
emir
49. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services
hubris
vassal
checks and balances
green revolution
50. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell
Taliban
anthropology
genocide
predestination