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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






2. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






3. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






4. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






5. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






6. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






7. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






8. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






9. The termination of slavery






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






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






12. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






13. An advocate of gradual political change






14. Large collective farm






15. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






16. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






17. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






18. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






20. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






22. Large estate in ancient Rome






23. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






24. The power to prevent the execution of law






25. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






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






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






28. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






29. 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






30. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






31. Marriage to more than one wife






32. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






34. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






35. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






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






37. A sole ruler with absolute power






38. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






39. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






40. 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






41. Member of elite class in ancient rome






42. The worship of many gods






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






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






45. The symbol used as part of a writing system






46. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






48. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






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






50. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler







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