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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






2. A 26 mile race






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






4. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






5. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






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






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






8. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






9. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






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






11. The Muslim name for God






12. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






13. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






15. The worship of many gods






16. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






18. Large estate in ancient Rome






19. Russian Parliament






20. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






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






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






23. The german air force






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






25. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






26. Member of elite class in ancient rome






27. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






28. A grant of land in medieval Europe






29. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






30. The study of humans as a species






31. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






32. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






33. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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






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






40. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






41. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






42. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






43. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






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






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






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






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






48. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






49. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






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