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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






2. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






3. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






5. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






6. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






7. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






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






9. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






11. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






12. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






13. Objects shaped by humans






14. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






15. Studying fossil remains






16. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






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






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






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






20. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






21. Russian emperor






22. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






23. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






24. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






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






26. 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






27. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






28. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






29. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






30. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






31. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






32. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






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






34. The technology associated with the application of robots






35. A ceasefire agreement






36. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






37. A greak city-state






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






39. The Hebrew name for God






40. The right to vote






41. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






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






43. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






45. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






46. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






48. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






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






50. 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







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