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






2. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






4. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






5. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






6. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






7. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






8. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






9. 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






10. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






12. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






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






15. Studying fossil remains






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






17. The organized elimination of an entire population group






18. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






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






20. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






21. The termination of slavery






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






23. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






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






25. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






26. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






27. 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






28. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






29. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






30. The power to prevent the execution of law






31. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






32. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






33. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






34. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






35. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






37. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






38. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






40. 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






41. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






42. 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






43. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






44. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






45. 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






46. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






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






49. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






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