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. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






2. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






3. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






4. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






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






6. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






7. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






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






9. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






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






12. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






14. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






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






16. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






17. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






19. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






20. 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






21. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






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






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






24. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






25. 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






26. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






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






28. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






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






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






31. 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






32. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






33. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






34. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






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






37. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






39. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






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






41. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






43. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






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






45. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






46. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






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






48. Objects shaped by humans






49. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






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