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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






3. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






5. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






6. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






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






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






9. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






11. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






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






13. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






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






15. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






16. The worship of many gods






17. A greak city-state






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






19. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






20. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






22. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






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






24. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






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






26. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






27. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






28. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






29. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






30. Describes a male-dominated society






31. The right of a dynasty to rule






32. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






33. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






34. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






35. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






36. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






37. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






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






39. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






40. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






42. Objects shaped by humans






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. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






45. Hunting and gathering






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






47. An antimalarial drug






48. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






49. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






50. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war







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