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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






3. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






4. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






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






6. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






7. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






8. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






9. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






10. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






11. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






12. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






13. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






14. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






15. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






16. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






17. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






18. 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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19. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






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






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






22. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






23. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






24. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






25. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






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






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






28. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






29. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






31. Marriage to more than one wife






32. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






34. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






35. The Muslim name for God






36. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






37. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






38. The organized elimination of an entire population group






39. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






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






41. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






42. 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






43. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






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






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






46. 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






47. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






49. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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