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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism
theory of evolution
devshirme
Atlantic Charter
Deism
2. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land
divine right of kings
veto
fief
encomienda
3. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies
Catholic reformation
colony
helsinki accords
liberal
4. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad
radical
quipu
shia
tyrant
5. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army
scorched- earth policy
consumerism
stoicism
communism
6. An object shaped by humans
astrolabe
artifact
stem cell research
containment
7. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone
Tamils
missi dominici
Protestant Reformation
burqa
8. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father
manga carta
parallel descent
shinto
democratization
9. Large estate in ancient Rome
aristocracy
shogun
latifundia
society of Jesus
10. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia
DNA dating
Royal Road
bushi
Hagia Sophia
11. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -
hubris
steppe
apostle
cynicism
12. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority
Neo- Confucianism
kowtow
realism
eightfold path
13. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories
domestic system
illuminated manuscript
jainissary
propaganda
14. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI
trench warfare
pastoral nomadism
Taliban
republic
15. The right to vote
push-pull factors
lebnsraum
suffrage
civil service system
16. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character
tragedy
caste
kowtow
harem
17. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts
glasnost
intifada
Dar al- Islam
archeology
18. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()
bushido
Huguenots
postdam conference
Dadaism
19. A Persian king
shah
extraterritorial rights
Huns
triple entente
20. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another
balance of power
Holocaust
hijra
icon
21. German submarines
u-boats
usury
nirvana
kinship group
22. The study of humans as a species
anthropology
mercantilism
tribune
fresco
23. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa
caravel
jainissary
golden mean
kinship group
24. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners
triumvirate
devshirme
oracle bone
forbidden city
25. The Muslim community of faithful
cynicism
umma
nongovernmental organization
lateen sail
26. 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
hellenistic culture
kowtow
Atlantic Charter
ethnic cleansing
27. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine
five-year plans
marathon
Zionism
Shiva
28. One who pursues the meaning of truth
natural selection
feudalism
philosopher
guild
29. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society
emir
external migration
peace crops
Brahmin
30. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit
one-child policy
utilitarian
loess
hellenistic culture
31. The organized elimination of an entire population group
genocide
psychoanalysis
Balfour Declaration
Catholic reformation
32. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members
armistice
capital
European Union
perestroika
33. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage
marathon
edict of Nantes
mestizo
four tigers
34. A member of the middle class in medieval England
pasteurization
burgess
Truman doctrine
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
35. Marriage to more than one wife
estate
chinampa
stupa
polygamy
36. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles
jazz
Shiva
millet
manga carta
37. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany
Holocaust
reparation
chlorofluorocarbons
treaty of Versailles
38. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law
social contract
Manchaeism
apartheid
functionalism
39. The power to prevent the execution of law
triangular trade
dynasty
Huns
veto
40. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government
city-state
peace crops
Holocaust
rotten borough
41. Ancient Chinese class of scholars
Warsaw pact
city-state
moderate
shi
42. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994
communism
operation overlord
chivalry
democratization
43. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses
feudalism
golden mean
command economy
new economic policy
44. Israeli communal agricultural settlements
kibbutzim
jainissary
functionalism
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
45. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament
emir
gospel
McDonaldization
messiah
46. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China
qanat
ziggurat
Justinian Code
serf
47. A humanlike creature that walks upright
hominid
jainissary
helsinki accords
theory of relativity
48. 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
polytheism
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
McDonaldization
treaty of Versailles
49. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education
philosopher
communism
kibbutzim
Renaissance
50. 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
guild
hominid
DNA dating
Ka'aba