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SAT Subject Test: World History
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1. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders
cubism
tragedy
psychoanalysis
absolute monarch
2. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer
Zionism
final solution
ziggurat
Hagia Sophia
3. 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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4. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine
euro
Zionism
proletariat
caravanserials
5. French Protestants
Magyars
shinto
Huguenots
DNA dating
6. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons
imperialism
concession
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
veto
7. One who disagrees; a dissenter
protectorate
satellite nation
dissident
stoicism
8. The worship of many gods
stream of consciousness
triple entente
Balfour Declaration
polytheism
9. The symbol used as part of a writing system
glyph
fourteen points
hubris
command economy
10. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay
age grade
third world
cuneiform
caste
11. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary
vietnamization
shia
propaganda
colony
12. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members
mestizo
triple alliance
European Union
eightfold path
13. The right of a dynasty to rule
homeland
indulgence
manor
legitimacy
14. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women
bushi
feminist
final solution
polis
15. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility
aristocracy
conservative
bourgeoisie
scientific revolution
16. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia
stupa
patriarch
triple entente
new economic policy
17. An antimalarial drug
quinine
Brahmin
Renaissance
glasnost
18. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation
Inquisition
operation Barbarossa
perestroika
polytheism
19. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain
repartamiento
Reconquest
millet
terra cotta
20. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church
major domo
patriarch
mobilization
four modernizations
21. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)
guest workers
Taliban
radiocarbon dating
apartheid
22. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj
truncated pyramid
militarism
five pillars
philosopher
23. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies
truncated pyramid
eightfold path
suffrage
radiocarbon dating
24. The movement of people from rural to urban areas
Taliban
emir
moderate
internal migration
25. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi
estates-general
sati
council of Trent
guomindang
26. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties
society of Jesus
appeasement
purdah
mandate of heaven
27. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -
forbidden city
Palestine liberation organization
astrolabe
pogram
28. One who pursues the meaning of truth
philosopher
senate
thermoluminescnce dating
republic
29. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;
space station
cynicism
multinational corporation
kinship group
30. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority
Nuremberg trials
triple entente
factors of production
Neo- Confucianism
31. The study of humans as a species
Cyrillic alphabet
Dar al- Islam
anthropology
kibbutzim
32. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives
caravel
terra cotta
diocese
specialization of labor
33. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer
loess
Shiva
five-year plans
monsoon
34. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies
armistice
operation sea lion
burqa
terra cotta
35. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father
estates-general
chlorofluorocarbons
parallel descent
laissez-faire
36. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe
usury
liberal
manor
peace crops
37. 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
chlorofluorocarbons
Bosporus Strait
natural selection
estate
38. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material
reparation
scientific revolution
enlightenment
radiocarbon dating
39. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government
shinto
radical
apostle
functionalism
40. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler
space station
icon
fascism
multinational corporation
41. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age
lateen sail
neolithic age
burgess
comedy
42. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned
Cyrillic alphabet
pastoral nomadism
armistice
scientific revolution
43. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies
seppuku
eightfold path
repartamiento
comedy
44. An advocate of gradual political change
conservative
astrolabe
commercial agriculture
thermoluminescnce dating
45. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture
economic imperialism
natural selection
people of the book
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
46. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe
nicene creed
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
stem cell research
nongovernmental organization
47. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century
covenant
domino theory
chlorofluorocarbons
kamikaze
48. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war
helsinki accords
push-pull factors
polygamy
nonalignment
49. A Latin American military dictator
mandate of heaven
rotten borough
conservative
caudillo
50. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India
divine right of kings
vassal
caste
third reich
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