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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






2. The german air force






3. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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






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






6. 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






7. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






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






9. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






10. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






11. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






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






13. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






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






16. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






17. A German emperor






18. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






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






20. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






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






22. A member of the middle class in medieval England






23. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






24. An object shaped by humans






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






26. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






27. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






28. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






30. The right to vote






31. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






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






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






34. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






35. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






36. The Muslim name for God






37. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






38. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






39. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






40. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






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. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






43. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






44. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






45. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






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






47. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






48. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






50. A 26 mile race