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






2. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






3. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






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






6. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






7. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






8. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






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






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






11. A Muslim ruler






12. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






13. A grant of land in medieval Europe






14. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






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






16. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






18. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






19. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






20. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






21. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






22. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






23. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






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






26. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






27. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






28. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






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






30. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






31. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






32. A government of three rulers






33. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






36. 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






37. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






38. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






39. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






41. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






42. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






43. The Hebrew name for God






44. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






45. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






47. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






48. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






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






50. 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







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