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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 culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






2. The study of humans as a species






3. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






5. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






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






7. 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






8. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






9. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






10. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






11. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






12. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






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






14. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






15. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






16. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






18. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






19. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






20. A government of three rulers






21. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






22. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






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






24. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






25. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






26. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






27. Russian emperor






28. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






29. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






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






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






32. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






34. A greak city-state






35. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






36. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






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






38. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






39. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






40. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






41. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






42. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






44. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






45. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






46. A German emperor






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






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






49. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






50. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict