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. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






2. An antimalarial drug






3. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






4. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






5. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






6. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






7. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






8. The Muslim name for God






9. Describes a male-dominated society






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






11. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






12. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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






14. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






16. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






17. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






18. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






19. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






20. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






21. Russian Parliament






22. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






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






25. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






26. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






27. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






28. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






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






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






32. A humanlike creature that walks upright






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






34. One who disagrees; a dissenter






35. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






37. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






39. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






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






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






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






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






44. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






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






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






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






48. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






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