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






2. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






3. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






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






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






6. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






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






9. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






10. The right to vote






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






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






13. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






14. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






15. German submarines






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






17. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






18. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






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






20. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






22. 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






23. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






24. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






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






27. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






28. The german air force






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






30. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






31. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






33. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






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






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






36. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






37. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






38. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






39. A warrior for islam






40. 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






41. 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






42. A Latin American military dictator






43. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






44. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






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






46. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






47. The power to prevent the execution of law






48. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






49. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






50. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land