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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. 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






2. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






3. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






4. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






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






7. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






8. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






9. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






10. Marriage to more than one wife






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






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






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






14. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






15. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






16. 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






17. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






18. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






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






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






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






22. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






23. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






24. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






26. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






28. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






29. 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






30. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






31. Large collective farm






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






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






34. A Persian king






35. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






36. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






37. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






39. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






40. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






41. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






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






43. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






44. The Muslim name for God






45. A greak city-state






46. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






47. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






49. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






50. Studying fossil remains







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