My Max Score SAT World History Subject Test: Maximize Your Score in Less Time

333 Pages·2013·18.87 MB·English

by  Northeast Editing

Tick…Tick…
Hear that clock ticking? It’s the countdown to the SAT World History
Subject Test, which will be here before you know it. Whether you
have a year to go or just one day, now is the time to start maximizing
your score.
The Test Is Just a Few Months Away!
Don’t worry—y ou’re still ahead of the game. However, it is important
that you stop delaying and begin preparing now. Follow The Big Picture:
How to Prepare Year- Round (page 195) to make the most of your time
so you’ll be ready on test day. (This section gives you strategies to put
into place up to a year before you actually take the test.)
Actually, I Only Have a Few Weeks!
Even if you’re down to the last few weeks before the test, you still have
plenty of time for a full review. To make the best use of your time, turn
to The Main Course: Comprehensive Strategies and Review (page 39),
where you’ll find Strategies for Multiple- Choice Questions (page 41) to
help you ace the questions. The Diagnosis: How Ready Are You? (page
51) includes a diagnostic test that allows you to identify areas of weak-
ness so that you can address these. You should also review all of World
History Review (page 89) for an overview of the big topics usually cov-
ered on the SAT World History Subject Test. As you work through this
information, keep track of those concepts, facts, and ideas that you need
to study. Use the practice tests (beginning on pages 205 and 259) to
increase your comfort with both the format and the content of the test.
Let’s Be Honest. The Test Is Tomorrow
and I’m Freaking Out!
No problem! Review the Introduction (page ix), focusing on About the
Test (page x) and The Essentials: A Last- Minute Study Guide (page 1),
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so you know what to expect when you arrive to take the test and have
some ideas as to how to approach the test questions. Then, take at least
one practice test (beginning on pages 205 and 259). Don’t worry about
your score— just focus on getting familiar with the test. Before you go to
bed, review Quick Test- Taking Tips (page 7) once more. The tips will
walk you through the day ahead.
Finally, relax! Make the most of the tools and resources in this review
guide, and you’ll be ready to earn a top score.
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SAT World HiSTory
SubjecT TeST
Maximize Your Score in Less Time
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My max score SAT world history subject test : maximize your score in less time /
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Contents
Introduction ix
The essentials: A last-M inute Study Guide 1
Quick Test- Taking Tips 7
Big Ideas in World History 13
The Main course: comprehensive Strategies and review 39
Strategies for Multiple-C hoice Questions 41
The Diagnosis: How Ready Are You? 51
Diagnostic Test 53
Diagnostic Test Answers and Explanations 72
Using the Diagnostic Test 85
World History Review 89
Review Chapter 1: Prehistory to Early Civilizations 91
Review Chapter 2: The Great Empires 107
Review Chapter 3: The Middle Ages 123
Review Chapter 4: Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration 139
Review Chapter 5: The Age of Revolutions 151
Review Chapter 6: Industrialization and Imperialism 159
Review Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century 167
Review Chapter 8: Post–W orld War II 177
Review Chapter 9: A Globalized World 187
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viii SAT World HiSTory SubjecT TeST
The big Picture: How to Prepare year-r ound 195
SAT World History Subject Test Practice Test 1 205
Practice Test 1 Answers and Explanations 235
SAT World History Subject Test Practice Test 2 259
Practice Test 2 Answers and Explanations 290
Glossary 310
About the Author 320
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Introduction
E
veryone comes to the SAT World History Subject Test from a
different place. For some, it’s the one SAT Subject Test of their
high school career; for others, it’s just one test of many. Some
students have focused on it all year, supplementing their class work
with extra study and practice at home. Other students haven’t been
able to devote the time they would like— perhaps other classes, extra-
curricular activities, after- school jobs, or family obligations have gotten
in the way. But wherever you’re coming from, this book can help! It’s
been designed to provide maximum assistance no matter where you are
on your study path.
You’ll find that this book has been divided into three sections: a last-
minute study guide to use in the days before the test, a comprehensive
review for those with more than a week to prepare, and a long- term
study plan for students preparing well in advance.
Think of each section as full of suggestions rather than a rigid pre-
scription. Feel free to pick and choose the pieces from each section you
find most helpful. Of course, if you have time, we recommend that you
review everything and take as many practice tests as you can, as many
times as you can.
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x SAT World HiSTory SubjecT TeST
Whether you have a day to cram or a year to study at leisure, here are
some things you should know before diving into the test.
For starters, what is the SAT World History Subject Test, and what
does it cover?
About the Test
The SAT World History Subject Test is an examination used nationally
to assess student readiness for college- level work in history. Some col-
leges require potential students to take particular SAT subject tests to
qualify either for admission to the school itself or to a particular disci-
pline or major. Some schools may even award college credit if you score
highly on the test. Talk to your school guidance counselor about the
requirements and possibilities for the schools you’re interested in.
The SAT World History Subject Test is designed as a global examina-
tion that touches on significant issues and trends in the modern world.
More specifically, it
• Tests your knowledge of basic facts and terms as well as your under-
standing of basic history and geography
• Examines your knowledge of typical cause- and- effect relationships
throughout history
• Assesses your ability to interpret artistic materials as well as quota-
tions from speeches, documents, and other published matter
• Analyzes your ability to interpret and apply data from maps, charts,
and graphs
The examination takes one hour. During that hour, you’ll answer a
total of ninety- five multiple- choice questions.
What’s covered
The topics covered on the SAT World History Subject Test break down
as follows:
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