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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 government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






2. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






3. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






4. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






5. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






6. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






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






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






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






10. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






11. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






12. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






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






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






15. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






16. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






18. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






19. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






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






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






22. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






23. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






24. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






25. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






27. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






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






29. The Muslim name for God






30. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






32. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






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






34. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






35. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






37. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






38. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






39. The Muslim community of faithful






40. 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






41. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






42. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






43. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






44. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






45. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






46. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






47. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






48. The worship of many gods






49. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






50. The movement of people from rural to urban areas