Regents Global History and Geography II: the course and the exam
Three parts: 28 stimulus-based multiple-choice questions, two sets of short-answer constructed-response questions on pairs of documents, and the Enduring Issues Essay on five documents. The content is the ten Key Ideas of the Grade 10 framework, from the world in 1750 to the present.
26 weeks, 104 hours in all
Start with Key Idea 10.5
Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945): 13.7 of your hours. It is 4 of the 28 questions on our timed checks, 14%.
| Key Idea | Your hours | Share of the checks |
|---|---|---|
| Key Idea 10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945) | 13.7 | 14% |
| Key Idea 10.2: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Nationalism | 10.3 | 11% |
| Key Idea 10.3: Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution | 10.3 | 11% |
| Key Idea 10.4: Imperialism | 10.3 | 11% |
| Key Idea 10.6: Unresolved Global Conflict (1945 to 1991): The Cold War | 10.3 | 11% |
| Key Idea 10.7: Decolonization and Nationalism (1900 to 2000) | 10.3 | 11% |
| Key Idea 10.9: Globalization and a Changing Global Environment (1990 to present) | 10.3 | 11% |
| Key Idea 10.1: The World in 1750 | 6.9 | 7% |
| Key Idea 10.8: Tensions Between Traditional Cultures and Modernization | 6.9 | 7% |
| Key Idea 10.10: Human Rights Violations | 6.9 | 7% |
Week by week
- Week 1Key Idea 10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945)
- Week 2Key Idea 10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945)
- Week 3Key Idea 10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945)
- Week 4Key Idea 10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945), Key Idea 10.2: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Nationalism
- Week 5Key Idea 10.2: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Nationalism
- Week 6Key Idea 10.2: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Nationalism
- Week 7Key Idea 10.3: Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution
- Week 8Key Idea 10.3: Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution
- Week 9Key Idea 10.3: Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution, Key Idea 10.4: Imperialism
- Week 10Key Idea 10.4: Imperialism
- Week 11Key Idea 10.4: Imperialism
- Week 12Key Idea 10.4: Imperialism, Key Idea 10.6: Unresolved Global Conflict (1945 to 1991): The Cold War
- Week 13Key Idea 10.6: Unresolved Global Conflict (1945 to 1991): The Cold War
- Week 14Key Idea 10.6: Unresolved Global Conflict (1945 to 1991): The Cold War, Key Idea 10.7: Decolonization and Nationalism (1900 to 2000)
- Week 15Key Idea 10.7: Decolonization and Nationalism (1900 to 2000)
- Week 16Key Idea 10.7: Decolonization and Nationalism (1900 to 2000)
- Week 17Key Idea 10.7: Decolonization and Nationalism (1900 to 2000), Key Idea 10.9: Globalization and a Changing Global Environment (1990 to present)
- Week 18Key Idea 10.9: Globalization and a Changing Global Environment (1990 to present)
- Week 19Key Idea 10.9: Globalization and a Changing Global Environment (1990 to present), Key Idea 10.1: The World in 1750
- Week 20Key Idea 10.1: The World in 1750
- Week 21Key Idea 10.1: The World in 1750, Key Idea 10.8: Tensions Between Traditional Cultures and Modernization
- Week 22Key Idea 10.8: Tensions Between Traditional Cultures and Modernization
- Week 23Key Idea 10.8: Tensions Between Traditional Cultures and Modernization, Key Idea 10.10: Human Rights Violations
- Week 24Key Idea 10.10: Human Rights Violations
- Week 25A timed check, a CRQ set and an enduring issues essay, then review every lost credit
- Week 26A timed check, a CRQ set and an enduring issues essay, then review every lost credit
| Part I | 28 stimulus-based multiple-choice questions, 28 credits |
|---|---|
| Part II | Two CRQ sets on pairs of documents, 7 one-credit questions |
| Part III | Enduring Issues Essay on five documents, weighted by 3 |
| Content | The ten Key Ideas of the Grade 10 framework |
The three parts
- Part I: 28 multiple-choice questions, each built on a stimulus such as a document, a map, a cartoon, a graph or a table, usually with two or more questions on each. 28 credits.
- Part II: two sets of short-answer constructed-response questions (CRQs), each on a pair of documents. Question 1 asks for the historical circumstances (or geographic context) of Document 1; question 2 for the bias, point of view, audience or purpose of Document 2; question 3 uses both documents: a cause-and-effect relationship in one set, and a turning point or a similarity or difference in the other. Seven one-credit questions in all.
- Part III: the Enduring Issues Essay. Identify and explain an enduring issue raised in at least three of five documents, and argue how it has affected people or been affected by people and how it has continued or changed over time. Scored on a 5-point rubric and weighted by 3.
The ten Key Ideas
- 10.1 The World in 1750 and 10.2 Enlightenment, Revolution, and Nationalism.
- 10.3 Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution and 10.4 Imperialism.
- 10.5 Unresolved Global Conflict (1914 to 1945) and 10.6 Unresolved Global Conflict (1945 to 1991: The Cold War).
How the multiple choice spreads
The test specification grid gives each Key Idea a range of Part I questions: up to three on 10.1, between one and six or nine on each of the others, and some questions cross several Key Ideas. The exact spread changes from test to test.
Next step
Questions people ask
How many multiple-choice questions are there?
28 in Part I, each based on a stimulus.
How are Parts II and III scored?
Each CRQ question is worth one credit (seven in all); the Enduring Issues Essay is scored on a 5-point rubric weighted by 3.
What does the exam cover?
The Grade 10 Global History and Geography II section of the NYS K-12 Social Studies Framework: ten Key Ideas from about 1750 to the present.