Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






2. A sole ruler with absolute power






3. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






4. A member of the middle class in medieval England






5. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






6. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






8. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






9. The worship of many gods






10. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






11. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






13. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






14. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






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






16. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






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






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






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






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






21. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






22. A Persian king






23. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






24. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






25. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






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






27. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






28. Russian emperor






29. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






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






31. 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






32. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






33. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






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






35. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






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






37. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






38. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






39. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






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






41. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






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






43. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






44. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






45. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






46. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






47. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






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






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






50. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests