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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






2. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






4. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






5. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






6. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






7. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






8. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






9. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






10. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






11. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






12. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






13. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






14. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






15. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






17. The Jewish day of atonement






18. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






19. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






20. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






21. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






22. The Muslim name for God






23. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






24. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






26. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






27. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






28. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






29. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






30. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






31. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






32. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






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






34. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






35. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






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






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






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






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






40. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






48. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






49. 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






50. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship







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