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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






2. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






3. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






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






5. A Latin American military dictator






6. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






7. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






8. Large collective farm






9. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






10. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






11. 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






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






13. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






14. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






15. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






17. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






18. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






19. The technology associated with the application of robots






20. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






21. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






22. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






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






25. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






26. French Protestants






27. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






28. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






29. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






30. The Muslim name for God






31. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






32. A sole ruler with absolute power






33. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






34. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






35. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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






37. 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






38. A warrior for islam






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






40. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






41. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






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






43. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






44. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






45. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






47. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






48. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






49. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






50. 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







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