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






2. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






3. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






5. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






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






7. 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






8. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






9. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






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






11. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






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






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






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






15. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






16. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






17. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






18. 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






19. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






20. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






21. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






22. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






23. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






24. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






25. 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






26. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






27. A 26 mile race






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






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






30. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






31. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






32. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






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






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






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






36. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






37. A greak city-state






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






39. The termination of slavery






40. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






41. The Hebrew name for God






42. An object shaped by humans






43. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






45. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






46. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






47. A sole ruler with absolute power






48. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






49. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






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







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