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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Muslim community of faithful






2. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






3. 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






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






5. Studying fossil remains






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






15. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






16. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






17. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






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






20. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






21. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






22. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






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






24. 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






25. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






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






28. An advocate of gradual political change






29. A greak city-state






30. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






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






32. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






33. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






35. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






36. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






37. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






38. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






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






40. 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






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






42. A Muslim ruler






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






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






45. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






46. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






47. 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






48. Large collective farm






49. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






50. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union