WORLD HISTORY PSSAT SUBJECT STUDY GUIDE
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Chapter 1 From Hunting to Farming 10000 B.C.E - 500 C.E
A key to understanding history is studying the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. With the help of modern science, archaeologists analyze early human remains and reconstruct how early people lived. Historians learn about the past by examining and evaluating written evidence and other records. The earliest period of human history is called the Old Stone Age. Paleolithic people developed skills and tools in order to survive. Their art and religion reflected the world in which they lived. The Neolithic agricultural revolution brought farming and permanent communities. Eight features of early civilization were cities, centralized governments, complex religions, job specialization, social classes, arts and architecture, public works, and writing. Many of the first civilizations emerged along river valleys. Interaction among the various civilizations often brought about cultural change.
- 1.1 The Emergence of Civilization
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- 1.2 The Mesopotamian Civilizations
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- 1.3 The Egyptian Civilizations
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- 1.4 Ancient Indian Civilizations
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- 1.5 Ancient Chinese Civilizations
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- 1.6 Ancient Greek Civilization
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- 1.7 Ancient Roman Civilization
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- 1.8 The Americas
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Chapter 2 The Middle Ages 500 C.E. - 1500 C.E
- 2.1 The Islamic World
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- 2.2 The African States
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- 2.3 The Byzantine Empire and Russia
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- 2.4 The Rise of the Middle Ages
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- 2.5 The High Middle Ages
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- 2.6 The Civilizations of East Asia
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- 2.7 The Renaissance and Reformation
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- 2.8 Asia in Transition
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Chapter 3 Revolutions in State, Economy, and Intellect 1500 C.E - 1900 C.E
- 3.1 Exploration and Expansion
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- 3.2 Monarchs in Europe
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- 3.3 Enlightenment and Revolution in England and America
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- 3.4 The French Revolution and Napoleon
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- 3.5 The Industrial Revolution
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- 3.6 Revolutions in Europe and Latin America
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- 3.7 Life in The Industrial Age
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- 3.8 Nationalism Movements in Europe
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Chapter 4 The Contemporary World 1900 C.E. - Present
- 4.1 Growth of Western Democracies
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- 4.2 The New Imperialism
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- 4.3 New Global Patterns
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- 4.4 World War I and The Russian Revolution
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- 4.5 Nationalism and Revolution around the World
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- 4.6 The Rise of Totalitarianism
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- 4.7 The World War II
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