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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






2. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






3. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






4. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






5. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






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






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






8. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






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






10. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






11. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






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






13. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






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






15. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






16. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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






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






19. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






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






21. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






22. 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






23. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






25. Objects shaped by humans






26. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






27. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






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






29. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






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






31. The technology associated with the application of robots






32. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






33. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






34. One who disagrees; a dissenter






35. An object shaped by humans






36. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






38. 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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39. A Muslim ruler






40. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






41. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






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






43. 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






44. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






45. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






47. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






48. Large collective farm






49. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






50. German submarines