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SAT Subject Test: World History
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1. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British
divine right of kings
external migration
theory of relativity
mau mau
2. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US
third world
laissez-faire
Boers
archeology
3. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum
joint-stock company
Neolithic Revolution
stele
world health organization
4. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war
commercial agriculture
aristocracy
archaeology
appeasement
5. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others
social Darwinism
mystery religion
realism
indulgence
6. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism
burqa
Truman doctrine
Swahili
Bosporus Strait
7. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism
astrolabe
containment
triple alliance
intifada
8. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation
operation sea lion
satrap
Catholic reformation
protectorate
9. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain
Reconquest
radiocarbon dating
tyrant
economic imperialism
10. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america
tragedy
Palestine liberation organization
nation-stae
multinational corporation
11. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan
four tigers
strategic defense initiative
shogun
great lap forward
12. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders
psychoanalysis
totalitarian state
mandate
propaganda
13. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people
absolute monarch
divine right of kings
new deal
internal migration
14. An advocate of gradual political change
forbidden city
Deism
conservative
Australopithecus
15. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen
Allah
apprenticeship
psychoanalysis
Tamils
16. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state
edict of Nantes
Anabaptists
ziggurat
green revolution
17. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being
human cloning
Shiva
Neolithic Revolution
qanat
18. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe
hellenistic culture
gulf of tonkin resolution
geocentric theory
mensheviks
19. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties
millet
coalition
paleontologists
repartamiento
20. The worship of many gods
society of Jesus
polytheism
lebnsraum
global village
21. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union
mau mau
desalinization
space station
romanticism
22. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners
justification by faith
junkers
forbidden city
joint-stock company
23. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education
DNA dating
stream of consciousness
Renaissance
sakk
24. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age
paleolithic age
karma
Bosporus Strait
shariah
25. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living
Australopithecus
four modernizations
capital
bushido
26. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers
junkers
external migration
macadam road
hellenistic culture
27. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries
soviet
socialism
Catholic reformation
burgess
28. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs
shariah
civil service system
mystery religion
guomindang
29. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain
age grade
mercantilism
specialization of labor
treaty of tordesillas
30. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
constitutional monarchy
space shuttle
shi
31. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country
sphere of influence
imperialism
kamikaze
tyrant
32. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia
burqa
factors of production
triple entente
Swahili
33. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone
stupa
tyrant
empire
Protestant Reformation
34. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.
scientific revolution
Deism
Justinian Code
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
35. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
communism
Yalta Conference
polis
DNA dating
36. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa
shinto
Swahili
kinship group
great lap forward
37. 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
messiah
enclosure movement
shah
cuneiform
38. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China
vassal
green revolution
qanat
senate
39. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language
coalition
appeasement
stream of consciousness
Tamils
40. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy
brinkmanship
benefice
world trade center
triple alliance
41. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government
protectorate
four modernizations
duma
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
42. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians
Tamils
jazz
ayatollah
four noble truths
43. One who pursues the meaning of truth
philosopher
mandate
tree-ring dating
protectorate
44. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts
dowry death
Cyrillic alphabet
colony
archeology
45. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan
containment
bushi
monotheism
sunni
46. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean
animism
balance of power
monsoon
Shiva
47. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam
empire
green revolution
Dar al- Islam
kamikaze
48. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict
mobilization
philosopher
triumvirate
burqa
49. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots
edict of Nantes
socialism
Catholic reformation
predestination
50. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit
realism
loess
sunni
Protestant Reformation
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