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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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1. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






2. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






3. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






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






6. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






7. Hunting and gathering






8. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






9. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






10. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






11. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






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






13. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






14. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






15. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






16. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






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






18. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






19. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






20. A member of the middle class in medieval England






21. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






22. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






23. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






24. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






25. 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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26. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






28. 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






29. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






30. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






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






32. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






33. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






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






36. A 26 mile race






37. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






38. The Muslim name for God






39. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






40. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






41. The technology associated with the application of robots






42. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






43. The Muslim community of faithful






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






45. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






46. Member of elite class in ancient rome






47. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






48. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






49. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






50. 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