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.

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