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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 code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






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






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






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






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






6. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






7. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






8. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






9. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






10. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






11. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






12. The right to vote






13. A government of three rulers






14. The Jewish day of atonement






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






16. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






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






18. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






19. 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






20. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






21. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






22. 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






23. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






24. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






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






26. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






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






28. 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






29. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






30. 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






31. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






32. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






33. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






34. A Persian king






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






36. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






37. The Muslim name for God






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






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






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






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






42. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






44. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






46. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






47. A Muslim ruler






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






49. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






50. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools