Appendix C

Important People, Places, and Things to Know

Introduction

Whether you reading this book for pleasure or taking the Advanced Placement World History or SAT World History Exam, the following historical people, places, terms, and events are vital to your knowledge and understanding of world history.

Foundations of Civilizations (Prehistory-500 C.E.)

After the Classics (500-1600 C.E.)

The World Shrinks (1450-1750)

Western Domination (1750-1914)

The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries in World History (1914-present)