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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 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






3. The power to prevent the execution of law






4. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






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






7. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






8. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






9. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






10. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






11. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






12. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






13. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






16. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






17. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






18. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






20. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






21. A government of three rulers






22. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






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






24. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






25. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






26. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






27. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






28. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






29. French Protestants






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






31. A German emperor






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






33. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






35. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






36. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






37. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






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






39. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






40. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






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






42. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






43. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






44. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






45. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






46. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






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






49. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






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