SOL OVERVIEW COMPARED TO MY TESTS, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT

WHAT IS ON THE TEST? 70 QUESTIONS—BUT ONLY 60 COUNT! 10 ARE “PRACTICE” QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT BE USED IN THE FUTURE YOU WON’T KNOW WHICH ONES ARE REAL, AND WHICH ONES ARE PRACTICE, SO ANSWER THEM ALL! THE QUESTIONS ARE ARRANGED BY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES BASED ON SPECIFIC THEMES

WHAT IS ON THE TEST? The Emergence of a Global Age Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, Trade Routes 10 The Age of Revolutions Scientific, French, Latin American & Industrial Revolutions; also Absolutism, Enlightenment, Napoleon and Nationalism 13 Era of Global WarsWWI, Interwar Period, WWII, 20 th C Genocides 10 The Post WWII Period Cold War, China, Vietnam, Decolonization in India & Africa, Terrorism, Religions 10 GeographyLocations of Empires in 1500s, Trade Routes, and Religions 8 Civics and Economics Trade, Mercantilism, English Civil War, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Great Depression, Current Political and Economic Issues 9

HOW WILL I TAKE THE TEST? ON YOUR MAC BOOK AIRS—BE SURE TO HAVE THEM ON TEST DAY! NOT ONLY IS IT ECO-FRIENDLY, BUT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER FOR YOUR SCORE WITHIN A FEW DAYS! HERE IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE: ED_TESTS/2011/HISTORY_SAMPLE/WH2_HISTORY.PDF ED_TESTS/2011/HISTORY_SAMPLE/WH2_HISTORY.PDF

WHEN IS THE TEST? FRIDAY, JUNE 3 YOU WILL HAVE 3 HOURS TO TAKE THE TEST MOST OF YOU WILL FINISH EARLY, SO BRING A BOOK OR SOMETHING ELSE TO KEEP YOU OCCUPIED—YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE YOUR COMPUTER OR A PHONE AFTER YOU ARE FINISHED, EVEN JUST TO LISTEN TO MUSIC SERIOUSLY! YOU CANNOT EVEN HAVE A DEVICE IN YOUR POCKET DURING THE TEST. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY!!!!

HOW WILL WE REVIEW? IN-CLASS REVIEW, ESPECIALLY THE WEEK BEFORE THE TEST REVIEW PACKETS ONLINE RESOURCES OPTIONAL: THURSDAYS AFTER SCHOOL, 3:10-4:10

SOME TIPS: TAKE YOUR TIME AND PRACTICE THE SKILLS WE WORKED ON ALL YEAR: READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY LOOKING FOR KEY WORDS LOOK FOR CLUES IN THE QUESTION, AS WELL AS ANY IMAGES OR MAPS THAT ARE PART OF THE QUESTION ELIMINATE THE WRONG CHOICES PICK THE BEST ANSWER FROM WHAT IS LEFT AVOID CARELESS MISTAKES- DON’T RUSH! BE CONFIDENT, BUT ALSO BE SURE TO STUDY!

HOW WILL YOU DO? FIND OUT BY TAKING THE 2013 TEST! 013/WORLD_HIST_2_ITEM_SET_RELEASED_IN_SPRING_2014.PDF 013/WORLD_HIST_2_ITEM_SET_RELEASED_IN_SPRING_2014.PDF OR THE 2012 TEST! 12/HISTORY/TEST12_WORLD_HISTORY_2.PDF OR THE 2007 TEST: 07/TEST07_WORLDHISTORY2.PDF