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 code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






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






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






4. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






5. The right of a dynasty to rule






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






7. 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






8. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






9. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






10. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






12. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






13. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






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






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






17. The Jewish day of atonement






18. The study of humans as a species






19. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






20. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






22. An object shaped by humans






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






24. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






25. A warrior for islam






26. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






27. The power to prevent the execution of law






28. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


29. The organized elimination of an entire population group






30. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






31. Hunting and gathering






32. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






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






34. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






35. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






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






37. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






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






40. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






41. Russian emperor






42. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






44. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






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






46. 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






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






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






49. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






50. The Muslim community of faithful