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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






2. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






3. A Persian king






4. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






5. A ceasefire agreement






6. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






7. A warrior for islam






8. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






9. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






10. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






11. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






13. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






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






15. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






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






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






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






19. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






20. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






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






22. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






23. A humanlike creature that walks upright






24. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






25. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






26. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






27. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






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






29. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






30. A greak city-state






31. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






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






33. The Muslim community of faithful






34. 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






35. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






36. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






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






39. A 26 mile race






40. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






41. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






42. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






43. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






44. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






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






47. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






48. Marriage to more than one wife






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






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







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