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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 blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






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






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






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






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






6. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






7. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






8. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






9. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






10. Objects shaped by humans






11. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






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






13. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






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






15. A national legislature assembly






16. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






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






19. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






21. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






22. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






23. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






24. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






25. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






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






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






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






29. An advocate of gradual political change






30. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






31. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






32. 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






33. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






34. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






35. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






36. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






37. 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






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






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






40. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. A ceasefire agreement






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






46. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






47. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






48. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






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






50. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War







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