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SAT Subject Test: World History

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






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






3. An advocate of gradual political change






4. A ceasefire agreement






5. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






7. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






8. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






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






10. An antimalarial drug






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






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






13. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






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






16. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






17. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






18. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






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






20. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






21. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






22. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






23. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






24. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






25. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






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






27. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






28. The termination of slavery






29. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






30. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






31. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






32. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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






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






35. 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






36. The belief in one god






37. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






38. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






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






40. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






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






43. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






44. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






45. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






46. A national legislature assembly






47. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






48. 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






49. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






50. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility