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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






2. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






4. 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






5. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






6. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






7. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






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






9. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






10. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






11. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






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






13. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






14. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






15. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






16. The Jewish day of atonement






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






18. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






19. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






20. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






21. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






22. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






23. A ceasefire agreement






24. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






25. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






26. An object shaped by humans






27. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






28. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






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






31. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






32. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






33. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






34. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






35. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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36. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






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






38. An antimalarial drug






39. The german air force






40. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






41. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






42. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






44. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






46. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






47. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






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






49. The power to prevent the execution of law






50. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe







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