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Table of Contents
About the Author
Section One: The Basics
Chapter 1: About the SAT Subject Tests
Frequently Asked Questions
SAT Subject Test Mastery
Chapter 2: Getting Ready for the SAT Subject Test: World History
The Format of the SAT Subject Test: World History
Preparing for the SAT Subject Test: World History 8
Special Question Types
Stress Management
Countdown to the Test
Section Two: Diagnostic Test
How to Take the Diagnostic Test
How to Calculate Your Score
Diagnostic Test
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
How to Use the Results of Your Diagnostic Test in Your Review
Section Three: World History Review
Chapter 3: Human Origins
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Dawn of Humankind
The Paleolithic Age
The Neolithic Age
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 4: Early Agricultural Civilizations and Societies
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Rise of Civilization
Civilization in the Fertile Crescent
Civilization Along the Nile
Civilization in the Indus River Valley
Early Civilization in China
Agrarian Societies of the Americas
Agricultural Societies of Oceania
Comparison of Early Agricultural Societies
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 5: Interactions Among Early Empires and Societies
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Development of Iron Metallurgy
The Hebrews
Maritime Interactions
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 6: Persia, Greece, and the Hellenistic World
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Rise of City-States in Greece
Diversity in Greece: Athens and Sparta
Interactions with Persia
The Rise and Fall of Athenian Power
The Golden Age of Athens
The Empire of Alexander
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 7: The Roman and Han Empires
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Roman Republic
Rome in Transition
The Pax Romana
Roman Culture
The Rise of Christianity
The Fall of Rome
The Han Empire
The Silk Roads
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 8: Empires of South Asia
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Mauryan Empire
The Decline of Buddhism in India
The Gupta Empire
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 9: The Rise of Islam
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Beginnings of Islam: The Life of Muhammad
Five Pillars of Islam
The Spread of Islam
Women in the Islamic World
Muslim Cultural Achievements
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 10: Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Byzantine Empire
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Church
Byzantine and Russian Interactions
Turkish Interactions with Byzantium
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 11: East Asia and Southeast Asia
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Restoration of Chinese Centralized Rule
Life in Tang and Song China
Foreign Relations Under the Tang and Song
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 12: Feudal Systems in Western Europe and Japan
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Rise of Regional States in Western Europe
Feudalism in Western Europe
The Decentralization of Japanese Government
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 13: The Mongols and Eurasian Interactions
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Mongol Society
Mongol Conquests
The Mongol Peace
The Fall of the Mongol Empire
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 14: African Societies and Empires
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Bantu Migrations
Empires of West Africa
Eastern and Southern African Settlements
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 15: The Rise of Nation-States in Europe
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Revival of Trade in Europe
The Crusades
Life in the High Middle Ages
The Rise of Centralized Government in England
The Beginnings of Centralized Government in France
Secular v. Papal Authority
The Hundred Years' War
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 16: Peoples of the Americas and Oceania
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Maya
The Toltecs
The Arrival of the Aztecs
The Incas
Societies of Oceania
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 17: Renaissance and Reformation
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The European Renaissance
The Protestant Reformation
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 18: Expansion of the Islamic World
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Rise of the Ottomans
The Safavid Empire
The Mughal Empire
Society Under Islamic Imperial Rule
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 19: An Age of Exploration and Exchange
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Global Awareness Is Heightened
Chinese Exploration of the Indian Ocean
European Exploration of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans
Trade: A Global Process
European Dominance of the Oceans Begins
China's Response to Foreign Influence: The Ming and Qing Dynasties
Cultural Exchange in the New World: European Conquests
The Columbian Exchange
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 20: Rise of Absolute Monarchs and the Enlightenment
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Growth of Nation-States in Europe
Absolute Monarchs
New Economic Policies
The Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 21: Revolution and Nationalist Movements
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The English Revolution
Political Thought of the Enlightenment
The American Revolution
The French Revolution
The Empire of Napoleon
The Congress of Vienna
The Haitian Revolution
South American Independence
Independence for Mexico
Nationalist Struggles in Europe
Revolution in China
Revolution in Art and Literature
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 22: Industrialization and the Growth of Democracy
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Eastern Models of Industrialization
The Agricultural Revolution
Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in England
Expansion of the Industrial Revolution
Domestic Effects of the Industrial Revolution
The Global Impact of the Industrial Revolution
Reform Movements
The Growth of Democracy
Advances in Science and Technology
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 23: Imperialism and Global Transformation
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Race for Empire Begins
Europe Divides Africa
British Control of India
Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
Imperialism in the Ottoman Empire
China Responds to Western Influence
Japan Begins Modernization
Imperialism in Latin America
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 24: World War I
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Tensions Mount in Europe
Entangling Alliances
Rivalries Erupt in the Balkans
War Begins
The Great War
The Nature of the War
Building the Peace
The Impact of the Great War
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 25: Totalitarianism and Nationalism
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Russian Revolutions
Nationalism in China
The Drive for Nationalism in India
Nationalist Moves in Southwest Asia
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 26: Depression and Dictatorship
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The World of the Early Twentieth Century
Political and Economic Challenges
The Great Depression
The Rise of Fascism in Europe
Aggression Leads to War
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 27: World War II
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
The Stage Is Set in Europe
The War in Europe Begins
Hitler Moves Against France and Great Britain
War in the East and in Africa
The Holocaust
U.S. Response to the War
The Japanese Strike Against the United States
Allied Retaliation Against the Japanese
Life During the War
Victory in Europe
Victory in the Pacific
The Aftermath of War
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 28: The Postwar World
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Managing the Peace
The USSR Acquires Satellite Nations
The Cold War
Communists Take Over China
Conflict in Korea
The Vietnam Conflict
Rivalries in the Third World
Cold War Tensions Ease
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 29: Global Independence Movements
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Independence for South Asia
Independence Movements in Southeast Asia
The Decolonization of Africa
South Africa
Movements for Self-Rule in Southwest Asia
A New Era for the Soviet Union
Reform in Poland and Hungary
The Fall of Communism in East Germany
Czechoslovakia and Romania
The Collapse of Soviet Communism
The Division of Yugoslavia
China Strengthens Its Communist Regime
Modern Latin America
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 30: Global Interdependence
Timeline
Important People, Places, Events, and Concepts
Toward a Global Community
Revolutions in World Economic Development
The Growth of World Trade
Science and Technology Strive to Improve the Global Outlook
Threats to Global Security
Movements for Human Rights
Migration
A Global Mass Culture
Women in the Global Village
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Section Four: Practice Tests
How to Take the Practice Tests
How to Calculate Your Score
Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
Glossary
Note for International Students