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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






2. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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3. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






4. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






5. A Latin American military dictator






6. One who disagrees; a dissenter






7. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






8. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






9. 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






10. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






12. A 26 mile race






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






14. 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






15. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






16. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






17. The organized elimination of an entire population group






18. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






19. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






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






21. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






22. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






23. 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






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






25. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






26. 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






27. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






28. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






29. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






31. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






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






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






34. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






35. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






37. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






38. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






39. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






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






41. 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






42. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






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






44. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






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






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






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






48. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






49. A warrior for islam






50. The termination of slavery







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