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SAT Subject Test: World History
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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
millet
sakk
Dadaism
guomindang
2. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age
samurai
neolithic age
macadam road
Cultural Revolution
3. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613
space probe
time of troubles
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
fief
4. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies
truncated pyramid
Cyrillic alphabet
robotics
dissident
5. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks
burgess
people of the book
sakk
detente
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
Allah
Taliban
dynasty
enclosure movement
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
new economic policy
DNA dating
millet
apostle
8. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture
Brahmin
radical
people of the book
guomindang
9. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another
seppuku
ethnic cleansing
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
caravanserials
10. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world
radical
mestizo
loess
animism
11. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice
code of Hammurabi
detente
papal states
five pillars
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
harem
Yalta Conference
tribune
collective bargaining
13. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials
pasteurization
yin and yang
thermoluminescent dating
messiah
14. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China
four tigers
bourgeoisie
qanat
cuneiform
15. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan
hajj
thermoluminescent dating
samurai
gospel
16. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan
karma
fief
eightfold path
four tigers
17. The Jewish day of atonement
thermoluminescent dating
silk roads
Yom Kippur
predestination
18. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself
collective farming
caravel
enlightenment
existentialism
19. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation
scorched- earth policy
mandate
purdah
qanat
20. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan
bushi
mensheviks
checks and balances
gulf of tonkin resolution
21. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation
usury
parallel descent
radiocarbon dating
reparation
22. The Muslim name for God
Ka'aba
Allah
economic imperialism
time of troubles
23. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law
apartheid
guomindang
socialism
world health organization
24. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid
Neolithic Revolution
missi dominici
nongovernmental organization
senate
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
society of Jesus
fief
glasnost
Bolsheviks
26. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj
republic
Allah
five pillars
bushi
27. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries
Bolsheviks
utilitarian
constitutional monarchy
feudalism
28. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society
age grade
world trade center
glyph
comedy
29. Territory under the dominion of the papacy
anthropology
separation of powers
consumerism
papal states
30. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia
patriarchal
mensheviks
luftwaffe
polygamy
31. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts
poliburo
archeology
collective farming
archaeology
32. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert
justification by faith
enlightenment
caravanserials
Kellogg-Briand Pact
33. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand
anthropology
devshirme
mandate
laissez-faire
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
internal migration
bourgeoisie
gospel
propaganda
35. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots
Neolithic Revolution
emir
coalition
edict of Nantes
36. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain
monsoon
Lend- Lease Act
peninsular
paleontologists
37. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism
eightfold path
Warsaw pact
benefice
containment
38. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location
fourteen points
Palestine liberation organization
Protestant Reformation
push-pull factors
39. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia
sunni
age grade
triple entente
council of Trent
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
green revolution
economic imperialism
theory of evolution
separation of powers
41. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;
cynicism
nicene creed
OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countries)
social contract
42. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad
shia
liberal
vassal
appeasement
43. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits
Huns
divine right of kings
entrepreneurship
Neolithic Revolution
44. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam
cynicism
sphere of influence
Dar al- Islam
indulgence
45. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
detente
treaty of tordesillas
satellite nation
five pillars
46. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust
jainissary
civil disobedience
robotics
cynicism
47. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power
time of troubles
monsoon
space shuttle
senate
48. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades
social Darwinism
guild
senate
Sikhs
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
devshirme
world trade center
McDonaldization
perestroika
50. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship
Brahmin
factors of production
Reconquest
Atlantic Charter
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