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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






2. A national legislature assembly






3. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






4. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






5. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






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






7. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






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






10. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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






12. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






13. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






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






16. 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






17. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






18. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






19. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






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






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






22. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






24. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






25. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






26. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






27. An object shaped by humans






28. The study of humans as a species






29. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






30. The study of humans as a species






31. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






32. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






33. 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






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






35. An antimalarial drug






36. A sole ruler with absolute power






37. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






38. Member of elite class in ancient rome






39. A warrior for islam






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






41. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






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






44. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






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






47. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






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






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







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