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SAT Subject Test World History
Author(s): William Melega (Author)
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2015
- Language: English
- Print length: 500 pages
- ISBN-10: 1438005261
- ISBN-13: 9781438005263
Book Description
This test preparation manual presents a general overview of world history, treating it as an academic discipline, and offering general study advice. Twenty-five study units review the entire scope of human history, summarizing:
- The emergence of early human communities
- The development of agricultural societies
- The emergence of civilizations
- Global exchange among peoples
- The development of industry
- Global demographic, economical, ecological, social, and cultural changesThe chronicle of the world’s civilizations is reviewed to the present era. The manual concludes with two full-length model tests with all questions answered and explained.
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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Lateral History and Global Connections
Why Study World History?
Test Format
Study Tips
10 Things to Remember Before Taking the Test
Diagnostic Test
Answer Explanations
3.2 million B.C.E. – 3000 B.C.E.
1 Prehistory and Paleolithic Man to the Emergence of Human Civilization
3500 B.C.E. – 500 B.C.E.
2 Early River Valley civilizations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, Plus Australia
1500 B.C.E. – 350 C.E.
3 Advances in Religion and Philosophy in Asia
4 Quick Quiz: Chapters 1-3
1600 B.C.E. – 323 B.C.E.
5 Ancient Greece
800 B.C.E. – 476 C.E.
6 Ancient Rome
206 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.
7 Han China
8 Quick Quiz: Chapters 5-7
100 B.C.E. – 1598 C.E.
9 Korea and Japan
570 C.E. – 680 C.E.
10 Formation of the Islamic Religion, Culture, and Civilization
400 C.E. – 1100 C.E.
11 Middle Ages in Western Europe
12 Quick Quiz: Chapters 9-11
330 C.E. – 1600 C.E.
13 The Byzantine Empire and Russia
1066 C.E. – 1492 C.E.
14 The High Middle Ages in Europe
15 Quick Quiz: Chapters 13-14
5000 B.C.E. – 1500 C.E.
16 African States
28,000 B.C.E. – 1700 C.E.
17 Mesoamerica, Spanish conquest, and the Peoples of North America
200 C.E. – 1125 C.E.
18 Tang and Song Dynasties: The Golden Ages of China
19 Quick Quiz: Chapters 16-18
731 C.E. – 1526 C.E.
20 Middle Eastern Expansion: Islamic empires, Mongols, Turks, and the Gunpowder Empires
1300 C.E. – 1687 C.E.
21 The Renaissance and Reformation
1000 C.E. – 1602 C.E.
22 European Exploration
23 Quick Quiz: Chapters 20-22
1368 C.E. – 1725 C.E.
24 The Age of Absolutism
1440 C.E. – 1800s C.E.
25 Mercantilism: The Creation of the Transatlantic Economy and Its Effects on the World
1634 C.E. – 1792 C.E.
26 The Enlightenment
27 Quick Quiz: Chapters 24-26
1754 C.E. – 1824 C.E.
28 Revolutions Across the World
1764 C.E. – 1866 C.E.
29 The Industrial Revolution Across the Globe
30 Quick Quiz: Chapters 28-29
1800 C.E. – 1881 C.E.
31 Nationalism in Europe and Russia
1900 C.E. – 1949 C.E.
32 Nationalism in Asia
33 Quick Quiz: Chapters 31-32
1500 C.E. – 1947 C.E.
34 Imperialism and New Imperialism
1800 C.E. – 1918 C.E.
35 Japan Modernizes
36 Quick Quiz: Chapters 34-35
1879 C.E. – 1921 C.E.
37 World War I to the Treaty of Versailles
1905 C.E. – 1924 C.E.
38 The Russian Revolution
1919 C.E. – 1940 C.E.
39 The Great Depression and the Road to World War II
40 Quick Quiz: Chapters 37-39
1931 C.E. – 1948 C.E.
41 World War II through the creation of Israel
1945 C.E. – 1993 C.E.
42 Origins of the Cold War; Creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact Alliances; and Conflicts in Europe, Korea, and Vietnam
43 Quick Quiz: Chapters 41-42
1870 C.E. – 2008 C.E.
44 Decolonization in Africa and Asia
1889 C.E. – 2014 C.E.
45 The Decolonization of the Americas
46 Quick Quiz: Chapters 44-45
1978 C.E. – 2012 C.E.
47 Collapse of the Soviet Union
1953 C.E. – 2004 C.E.
48 The Middle East Through Persian Gulf Wars
1950 C.E. – present day
49 Millennial Unrest: Era of Terrorism and Technology
50 Quick Quiz: Chapters 47-49
51 Practice Test 1
52 Practice Test 2
53 Practice Test 3
Introduction
Lateral History and Global Connections
Why Study World History?
Test Format
Study Tips
10 Things to Remember Before Taking the Test
Diagnostic Test
Answer Explanations
3.2 million B.C.E. – 3000 B.C.E.
1 Prehistory and Paleolithic Man to the Emergence of Human Civilization
3500 B.C.E. – 500 B.C.E.
2 Early River Valley civilizations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, Plus Australia
1500 B.C.E. – 350 C.E.
3 Advances in Religion and Philosophy in Asia
4 Quick Quiz: Chapters 1-3
1600 B.C.E. – 323 B.C.E.
5 Ancient Greece
800 B.C.E. – 476 C.E.
6 Ancient Rome
206 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.
7 Han China
8 Quick Quiz: Chapters 5-7
100 B.C.E. – 1598 C.E.
9 Korea and Japan
570 C.E. – 680 C.E.
10 Formation of the Islamic Religion, Culture, and Civilization
400 C.E. – 1100 C.E.
11 Middle Ages in Western Europe
12 Quick Quiz: Chapters 9-11
330 C.E. – 1600 C.E.
13 The Byzantine Empire and Russia
1066 C.E. – 1492 C.E.
14 The High Middle Ages in Europe
15 Quick Quiz: Chapters 13-14
5000 B.C.E. – 1500 C.E.
16 African States
28,000 B.C.E. – 1700 C.E.
17 Mesoamerica, Spanish conquest, and the Peoples of North America
200 C.E. – 1125 C.E.
18 Tang and Song Dynasties: The Golden Ages of China
19 Quick Quiz: Chapters 16-18
731 C.E. – 1526 C.E.
20 Middle Eastern Expansion: Islamic empires, Mongols, Turks, and the Gunpowder Empires
1300 C.E. – 1687 C.E.
21 The Renaissance and Reformation
1000 C.E. – 1602 C.E.
22 European Exploration
23 Quick Quiz: Chapters 20-22
1368 C.E. – 1725 C.E.
24 The Age of Absolutism
1440 C.E. – 1800s C.E.
25 Mercantilism: The Creation of the Transatlantic Economy and Its Effects on the World
1634 C.E. – 1792 C.E.
26 The Enlightenment
27 Quick Quiz: Chapters 24-26
1754 C.E. – 1824 C.E.
28 Revolutions Across the World
1764 C.E. – 1866 C.E.
29 The Industrial Revolution Across the Globe
30 Quick Quiz: Chapters 28-29
1800 C.E. – 1881 C.E.
31 Nationalism in Europe and Russia
1900 C.E. – 1949 C.E.
32 Nationalism in Asia
33 Quick Quiz: Chapters 31-32
1500 C.E. – 1947 C.E.
34 Imperialism and New Imperialism
1800 C.E. – 1918 C.E.
35 Japan Modernizes
36 Quick Quiz: Chapters 34-35
1879 C.E. – 1921 C.E.
37 World War I to the Treaty of Versailles
1905 C.E. – 1924 C.E.
38 The Russian Revolution
1919 C.E. – 1940 C.E.
39 The Great Depression and the Road to World War II
40 Quick Quiz: Chapters 37-39
1931 C.E. – 1948 C.E.
41 World War II through the creation of Israel
1945 C.E. – 1993 C.E.
42 Origins of the Cold War; Creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact Alliances; and Conflicts in Europe, Korea, and Vietnam
43 Quick Quiz: Chapters 41-42
1870 C.E. – 2008 C.E.
44 Decolonization in Africa and Asia
1889 C.E. – 2014 C.E.
45 The Decolonization of the Americas
46 Quick Quiz: Chapters 44-45
1978 C.E. – 2012 C.E.
47 Collapse of the Soviet Union
1953 C.E. – 2004 C.E.
48 The Middle East Through Persian Gulf Wars
1950 C.E. – present day
49 Millennial Unrest: Era of Terrorism and Technology
50 Quick Quiz: Chapters 47-49
51 Practice Test 1
52 Practice Test 2
53 Practice Test 3
