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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






2. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






4. A grant of land in medieval Europe






5. An antimalarial drug






6. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






8. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






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






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






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






12. A German emperor






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






14. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






15. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






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






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






18. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






19. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






20. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






21. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






22. Russian Parliament






23. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






24. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






25. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






26. An advocate of gradual political change






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






28. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






30. A ceasefire agreement






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






32. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






33. 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






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






35. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






36. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






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






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






39. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






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






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






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






44. The Muslim name for God






45. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






47. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






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






49. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






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







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