Global History and Geography II Regents Exam: An Overview

The Global History and Geography II Regents exam is a three-hour test that covers all major topics, concepts, individuals, and events from 1750 to the present that you studied in your Global History and Geography II course.

This exam is formatted as follows:
 

In based on knowledge from several sources). These questions will test your ability to analyze various historical stimuli, including reading passages, photographs, charts, graphs, maps, and political cartoons.

In Part II, the two sets of stimulus-based, short-answer, constructed-response questions will be set up as follows:
- Set 1: Cause/Effect Set
- Set 2: Similarities/Differences Set OR Turning Point Set

Each set will consist of two separate documents accompanied by approximately three short-answer questions. The first two questions in each set will ask you to explain the historical or geographic context of the documents or identify key information from the documents. The third question in Set 1 will require you to identify and explain a cause-and-effect relationship as it relates to the documents provided. The third question in Set 2 will ask you to do one of two things. You could be asked to identify and explain a similarity or difference between the concepts, individuals, or events discussed in the documents. Alternatively, you could be asked to identify and explain a turning point in global history that is associated with the time period discussed in the documents.

The enduring issues essay in Part III will be based on a set of five documents.

You will be asked to write several paragraphs in which you will do the following:
- Identify an enduring issue based on a historically accurate interpretation of at least three of the documents provided

- Define that issue using relevant information from at least three of the documents provided

- Argue that the issue you cited is a significant issue that has endured over time by explaining:
How that issue has affected people or has been affected by people
How that issue has continued to be an issue or has changed over time

- Include relevant outside information (beyond what is stated in the documents) from your study of global history and geography

Your essay should contain an introduction, several body paragraphs that accomplish the tasks cited above, and a conclusion. The introduction must include a claim statement or thesis statement. The conclusion must summarize your main points.