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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






2. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






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






4. The Muslim name for God






5. The termination of slavery






6. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






7. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






9. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






10. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






11. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






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






13. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






14. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






15. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






16. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






17. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






18. The right to vote






19. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






20. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






21. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






23. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






24. The study of humans as a species






25. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






26. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






27. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






29. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






30. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






31. 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






32. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






33. Objects shaped by humans






34. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






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






37. Studying fossil remains






38. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






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






40. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






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






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






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






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






45. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






46. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






47. 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






48. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






49. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






50. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another







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