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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. An advocate of gradual political change






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






4. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






5. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






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






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






9. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






10. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






11. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






12. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






13. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






15. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






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






17. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






18. A greak city-state






19. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






20. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






21. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






22. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






24. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






25. 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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26. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






27. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






28. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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






30. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






31. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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






33. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






34. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






35. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






37. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






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






40. 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






41. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






42. The study of humans as a species






43. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






44. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






46. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






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






48. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






50. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church