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






2. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






3. 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






4. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






5. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






6. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






7. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






8. The worship of many gods






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






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






11. Objects shaped by humans






12. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






14. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






15. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






16. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






17. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






19. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






20. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






21. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






22. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






23. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






24. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






25. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






26. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






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






29. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






30. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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






32. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






33. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






34. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






35. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






37. 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






38. One who pursues the meaning of truth






39. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






40. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






41. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






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






43. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






44. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






45. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






47. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






48. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






49. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






50. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers