Transition Global History and Geography Regents Exam

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Transition Global History and Geography Regents Exam

June 2018Transition

Global History and Geography

Regents ExamBased on 1998

Social Studies Core Curriculum

Format: Transition Global His. & Geo Regents

Major Difference

● 30 Multiple Choice Questions, instead of 50 Multiple Choice Questions.

Multiple Choice (MC): Unit 5- Age of Revolution

Key Thinkers of the Enlightenment

Thomas Hobbes Man “in a state of nature” is a state of war; citizens need rules and strong government to maintain order

John Locke Man has natural rights of life, liberty and property; government should protect those rights

Baron de Montesquieu

Governments should have separation of powers; checks and balances to ensure that government serves the people

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains;” government should be for common good and consent of the people

Voltaire Freedom of speech, religion and thought; encourage “enlightened despots” to use their power to benefit the people

MC Contextualization & Comparison: Unit 7- 2oth Century Since 1945

Geographical Reasoning: Visualize….

MC: Unit 8- Global Connections and Interactions

MC Methodology: Geography & History

MC Methodology:Economic & Political

MC Methodology: History

Thematic and Document Based Question (DBQ) Essays

Part IIThematic:

Writing Practices & Organizing Information

Part III Document Based Question

Part IIIA DBQ: Constructed Response

Part IIIADBQ: ConstructedResponse

Part IIIADBQ: ConstructedResponse

Part IIIB DBQ Essay

Part IIIBDBQ Essay:

Writing Practices & Organizing Information