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






2. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






3. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






4. 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






5. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






6. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






7. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






8. A greak city-state






9. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






10. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






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






12. 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






13. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






14. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






15. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






16. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






17. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






19. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






20. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






22. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






23. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






24. The belief in one god






25. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






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






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






28. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






29. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






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






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






32. A national legislature assembly






33. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






34. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






35. One who disagrees; a dissenter






36. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






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






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






39. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






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






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






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






43. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






44. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






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






46. The study of humans as a species






47. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






48. The german air force






49. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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