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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 cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






2. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






4. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






5. 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






6. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






7. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






8. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






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






10. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






11. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






12. An antimalarial drug






13. A Muslim ruler






14. A Persian king






15. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






16. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






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






19. 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






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






21. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






23. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






24. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






25. One who pursues the meaning of truth






26. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






27. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






28. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






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






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






31. The study of humans as a species






32. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






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






34. 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






35. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






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






37. The termination of slavery






38. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






39. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






40. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






41. 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






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






43. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






44. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






45. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






46. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






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






48. 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






49. German submarines






50. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.







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