55 Questions in 55 Minutes

40% of the Exam Score

• Questions appear in sets of 2-5 questions.

• You will analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.

• Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.

3 Questions in 40 minutes

20% of exam score

• Analyze historians' interpretations, historical sources, and propositions. 

• Questions give you an opportunity to explain the historical examples you know best.

• Question 1 & 2 include texts, images, graphs, or maps.

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Question 1: Required Secondary Source 1200-2001 C.E.

Question 2: Required Primary Source 1200-2001 CE

CHOOSE between Question 3 (1200-1750 CE) and Question 4 (1750-2001 CE), neither have a stimulus.

1 Question in 60 minutes (including a 15 minute reading period)

25% of Exam Score

• Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence

• Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.

• The topic of the document-based question will include historical development between the years 1450 and 2001.

1 Question in 40 minutes

15% of the Exam Score

• Explain and analyze significant issues in world history

• Develop an argument supported by your analysis of historical evidence

• You'll select from one of three essay choices, each focusing on the same theme and skills but different time periods.

• LEQ 1 (1200-1750 CE), LEQ 2 (1450-1900 CE), LEQ 3 (1750-2001 CE)