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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






2. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






3. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






4. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






5. 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






6. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






7. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






8. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






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






10. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






11. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






12. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






13. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






14. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






15. The worship of many gods






16. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






17. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






18. The study of humans as a species






19. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






20. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






21. French Protestants






22. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






23. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






25. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






26. 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






27. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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






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






30. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






31. 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






32. The Hebrew name for God






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






34. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






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






36. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






37. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






38. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






40. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






41. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






42. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






43. One who pursues the meaning of truth






44. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






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






46. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






47. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






48. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






49. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






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