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. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






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






3. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






4. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






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






6. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






8. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






9. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






10. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






11. 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






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






13. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






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






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






16. French Protestants






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






18. 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






19. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






20. German submarines






21. Objects shaped by humans






22. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






24. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






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






26. 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






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






28. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






29. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






31. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






32. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






33. 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






34. An object shaped by humans






35. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






36. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






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






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






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






40. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






41. A warrior for islam






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






43. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






44. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






45. A greak city-state






46. A German emperor






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. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






49. A humanlike creature that walks upright






50. Hunting and gathering