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SAT Subject Test: World History
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century
pogram
hijra
artifacts
moderate
2. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing
extraterritorial rights
abolition
Zionism
manga carta
3. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations
dynasty
operation Barbarossa
satellite nation
missi dominici
4. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service
radiocarbon dating
creole
devshirme
Taliban
5. The Jewish day of atonement
helsinki accords
Yom Kippur
veto
economic imperialism
6. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising
Justinian Code
Hagia Sophia
nongovernmental organization
McDonaldization
7. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
kamikaze
Protestant Reformation
time of troubles
natural selection
8. An object shaped by humans
Neolithic Revolution
nongovernmental organization
artifact
helot
9. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary
Bolsheviks
propaganda
stele
geneva conference
10. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell
predestination
lebnsraum
nicene creed
realpolitik
11. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work
moderate
papal states
specialization of labor
global village
12. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives
caravanserials
diocese
Sepoys
militarism
13. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function
OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countries)
social Darwinism
purdah
functionalism
14. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel
civil rights movement
legitimacy
caravel
democratization
15. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy
senate
theory of relativity
plebeian
domestic system
16. 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
African National Congress
fourteen points
hijra
poliburo
17. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan
urdu
bushi
city-state
concession
18. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned
scientific revolution
tragedy
triple entente
artifact
19. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees
ghetto
tree-ring dating
mau mau
umma
20. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court
paleontologists
Reconquest
radiocarbon dating
kowtow
21. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe
peace crops
manor
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Huns
22. The worship of many gods
space probe
polytheism
geocentric theory
tyrant
23. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences
reactionary
iconoclastic controversy
collective bargaining
global village
24. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members
ayatollah
sati
purdah
bourgeoisie
25. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth
stoicism
papal states
Balkans
karma
26. The Hebrew name for God
Yahweh
capitalism
robotics
epicureanism
27. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land
five pillars
detente
mau mau
encomienda
28. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion
triple alliance
bushido
golden mean
Bell Act
29. The Muslim community of faithful
mobilization
ayatollah
apprenticeship
umma
30. Hunting and gathering
Catholic reformation
foraging
cuneiform
pogram
31. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust
Inquisition
civil disobedience
multinational corporation
existentialism
32. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages
Swahili
Royal Road
usury
moderate
33. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers
macadam road
sphere of influence
monsoon
enclosure movement
34. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology
justification by faith
factors of production
stupa
four modernizations
35. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union
sati
containment
divine right of kings
operation Barbarossa
36. 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
internal migration
forbidden city
Nuremberg trials
DNA dating
37. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy
triple alliance
enclosure movement
Justinian Code
peninsular
38. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems
democratization
shia
domino theory
humanism
39. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture
people of the book
ghetto
ghazi
theory of evolution
40. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa
triumvirate
chlorofluorocarbons
kinship group
hominid
41. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government
middle passage
city-state
veto
shogun
42. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus
macadam road
messiah
containment
czar (tsar)
43. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam
duma
Dar al- Islam
democratization
dowry death
44. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British
five pillars
mau mau
strategic defense initiative
colony
45. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace
stem cell research
mandate
Inquisition
nirvana
46. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides
feudalism
mameduke
blitzkrieg
harem
47. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology
plebeian
glasnost
bourgeoisie
civilization
48. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy
peace crops
tragedy
sphere of influence
hubris
49. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres
Columbian exchange
kibbutzim
feminist
iconoclastic controversy
50. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian
Hagia Sophia
thermoluminescnce dating
Yalta Conference
functionalism