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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






2. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






3. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






4. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






5. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






6. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






7. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






8. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






9. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






10. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






11. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






12. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






13. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






14. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






15. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






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






17. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






19. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






20. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






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






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






23. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






24. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






25. Marriage to more than one wife






26. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






27. A government of three rulers






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






29. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






30. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






31. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






32. 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






33. A greak city-state






34. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






35. The right of a dynasty to rule






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






37. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






38. The worship of many gods






39. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






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






42. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






44. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






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






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






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






49. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






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







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