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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






2. The technology associated with the application of robots






3. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






4. 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






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






6. A sole ruler with absolute power






7. A government of three rulers






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






9. One who pursues the meaning of truth






10. 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






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






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






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






14. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






15. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






16. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






17. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






18. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






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






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






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






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






23. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






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






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






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






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






28. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






29. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






30. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






31. 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






32. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






33. Studying fossil remains






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






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






36. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






37. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






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






39. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






41. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






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






43. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






44. 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






45. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






46. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






47. A grant of land in medieval Europe






48. 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






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






50. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen