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. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






2. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






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






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






5. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






6. The right of a dynasty to rule






7. 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






8. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






9. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






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






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






12. Large collective farm






13. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






14. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






15. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






16. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






17. 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






18. 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






19. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






21. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






22. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






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






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






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






26. A German emperor






27. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






29. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






30. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






31. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






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






33. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






34. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






35. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






36. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






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






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






39. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






40. 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






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






42. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






43. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






44. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






45. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






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






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






48. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






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






50. 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