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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 dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






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






3. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






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






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






6. The power to prevent the execution of law






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






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






9. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






11. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






12. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






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






14. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






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






16. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






17. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






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






19. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






20. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






21. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






22. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






23. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






24. Hunting and gathering






25. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






26. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






27. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






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






29. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






30. One who pursues the meaning of truth






31. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






32. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






33. A humanlike creature that walks upright






34. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






35. A greak city-state






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






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






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






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






40. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






41. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






42. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






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






45. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






46. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






47. 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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48. 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






49. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






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