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






2. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






3. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






4. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






5. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






6. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






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






8. The right of a dynasty to rule






9. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






11. The study of humans as a species






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






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






14. French Protestants






15. 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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16. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






17. 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






18. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






19. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






20. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






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






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






23. A national legislature assembly






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






25. The termination of slavery






26. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






27. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






28. 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






29. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






30. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






31. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






32. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






33. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






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






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






36. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






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






38. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






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






40. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






41. 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






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






43. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






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






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






46. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






47. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






48. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






49. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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