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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. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






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






4. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






5. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






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






7. 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






8. One who pursues the meaning of truth






9. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






10. The termination of slavery






11. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






12. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






13. A Persian king






14. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






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






16. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






17. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






18. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






19. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






20. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






21. 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






22. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






23. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






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






26. A government of three rulers






27. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






28. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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. The Hebrew name for God






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






32. 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






33. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






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






35. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






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






37. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






38. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






39. 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






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






41. An antimalarial drug






42. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






43. 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






44. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






46. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






47. A greak city-state






48. French Protestants






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






50. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses