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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. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






2. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






3. The organized elimination of an entire population group






4. The Muslim community of faithful






5. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






6. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






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






8. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






9. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






10. A grant of land in medieval Europe






11. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






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






13. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






14. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






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






16. Member of elite class in ancient rome






17. The power to prevent the execution of law






18. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






19. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






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






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






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






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






24. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






25. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






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






27. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






28. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






29. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






30. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






31. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






32. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






33. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






34. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






35. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






36. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






37. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






38. A ceasefire agreement






39. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






40. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






42. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






43. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






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






46. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






47. A humanlike creature that walks upright






48. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






49. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






50. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler







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