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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






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






3. A Persian king






4. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






5. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






7. A Latin American military dictator






8. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






9. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






10. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






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






12. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






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






15. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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






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






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






19. 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






20. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






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






22. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






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






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






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






26. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






27. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






28. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






29. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






30. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






31. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






32. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






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






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






36. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






37. A German emperor






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






39. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






40. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






41. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






42. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






43. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






44. The right of a dynasty to rule






45. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






46. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






48. 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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49. 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






50. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland