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






2. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






3. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






4. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






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






6. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






7. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






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






9. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






10. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






11. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






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






13. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






15. A sole ruler with absolute power






16. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






18. Describes a male-dominated society






19. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






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






21. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






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






24. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






25. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






26. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






27. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






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






30. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






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






33. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






34. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






35. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






36. Large collective farm






37. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






38. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






40. 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






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






42. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






43. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






44. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






45. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






46. 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






47. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






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






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. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character







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