Barron's SAT Subject Test World History

by William V. Melega M.Ed.

Overview

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 changes
The 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438005263
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Series
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 1.10(d)

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