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All SAT II World History Resources
Free SAT II World History Diagnostic Tests
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All SAT II World History Resources
Are you a history buff as well as a high schooler looking to improve your transcript in the eyes of college application reviewers? You might want to look into taking the SAT Subject Test in World History.
Unlike the SAT, which is a generalized test that aims to measure your aptitude for success in college, the various SAT Subject Tests each home in on a particular course or topic, and test your knowledge of those topics in detail. In particular, the SAT Subject Test in World History tests your ability to think critically about historical data and sources, as well as recall details about major historical trends and events. The test consists of ninety-five multiple choice questions, which you have an hour to answer. Some of these questions may reference material (included on the test) like maps or other images, but not all questions will do this. There is no essay component to the SAT Subject Test in World History. The math works out such that you have approximately thirty-eight seconds to answer each question, so it is important to go into the exam with all of the pertinent information fresh in your mind; you don’t have time to sit there trying to remember when Australia was colonized or where the major battles of WWI took place. Because of this, you shouldn’t attempt to take the SAT Subject Test in World History before you are ready; many students take SAT Subject Tests during either their junior or senior year of high school, when they’ve had time to complete a good amount of high-school coursework in their chosen subject.
As for what sorts of World History the SAT Subject Test focuses on, it can be broken down by time or place. Organizing the exam’s content based on when the events tested happen results in the following ratios:
- Prehistory and civilizations up to 500 CE (25%)
- 500 to 1500 CE (20%)
- 1500 to 1900 CE (25%)
- After 1900 CE (20%)
- Referencing multiple chronological categories (10%)
If one instead organizes the material tested on the SAT Subject Test in World History by the location where the events tested each occurred, it results in these ratios:
- Global / Comparative (25%)
- Europe (25%)
- Africa (10%)
- Southwest Asia (10%)
- South and Southeast Asia (10%)
- East Asia (10%)
- The Americas (not counting the United States) (10%)
You may wonder why that last point excludes the United States; if you want to delve into the details of U.S. History, you should check out a different SAT Subject Test: the one for U.S. History.
If the SAT Subject Test in World History sounds like a challenge you’d like to face, Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools website offers some awesome free resources you’ll probably be interested in using. Our SAT Subject Test in World History Practice Tests are a great way to review the large amount of information that you need at your disposal on test day; they can also help you to pinpoint the gaps or weak points in your understanding of world history, so you can work on learning what you don’t understand, instead of spending all of your studying time reviewing things you already know. Every SAT Subject Test in World History Practice Test contains around twelve multiple-choice questions formatted in the same way as those that you will encounter on the SAT Subject Test you take on test day. After you answer all of the questions in a Practice Test, you get to see how long you took to answer each question, which can highlight any that you struggled with in particular. You also get to see how your score compares to those of other test takers—very helpful if you find that a bit of competition can motivate you to study. Finally, the questions on Varsity Tutors Practice Tests include full explanations of how to arrive at their correct answers, so if you do miss a question, you can determine what kind of error you made, and being aware of this, work to avoid making it again. The SAT Subject Test in World History may seem impossible to study for at first glance, but by reviewing your previous coursework and supplementing your studies with Varsity Tutors’ free SAT Subject Test in World History resources, you’ll be well on your way to approaching the test with confidence on the day of your exam.
Free SAT II World History Practice Tests
Practice Tests by Concept
1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eEurope practice test
sat_ii_world_history-europeAge of exploration and protestant reformation practice test
sat_ii_world_history-age-of-exploration-and-protestant-reformationEastern europe in the reformation practice test
sat_ii_world_history-eastern-europe-in-the-reformationFrance, england, and italy in the reformation practice test
sat_ii_world_history-france-england-and-italy-in-the-reformationHistorical figures in the age of exploration practice test
sat_ii_world_history-historical-figures-in-the-age-of-explorationOther age of exploration history practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-age-of-exploration-historyOther reformation history practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-reformation-historyRise of protestantism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-protestantismSpain and portugal in exploration practice test
sat_ii_world_history-spain-and-portugal-in-explorationOther european history from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eElizabethan england practice test
sat_ii_world_history-elizabethan-englandOther european history from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eRise of russia practice test
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-russiaThe enlightenment era practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-enlightenment-eraAbsolutism and constitutionalism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-absolutism-and-constitutionalismEnglish civil war and great britain practice test
sat_ii_world_history-english-civil-war-and-great-britainHistoric figures of the enlightenment era practice test
sat_ii_world_history-historic-figures-of-the-enlightenment-eraOther enlightenment history practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-enlightenment-historyThe scientific revolution practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-scientific-revolutionThe renaissance practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-renaissanceEngland and the renaissance practice test
sat_ii_world_history-england-and-the-renaissanceFrance and the renaissance practice test
sat_ii_world_history-france-and-the-renaissanceItaly and the renaissance practice test
sat_ii_world_history-italy-and-the-renaissanceMonarchs, aristocracy, and parliament practice test
sat_ii_world_history-monarchs-aristocracy-and-parliamentNation states practice test
sat_ii_world_history-nation-statesOther renaissance history practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-renaissance-historyGlobal developments practice test
sat_ii_world_history-global-developmentsAgricultural revolution practice test
sat_ii_world_history-agricultural-revolutionBanking practice test
sat_ii_world_history-bankingColonialism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-colonialismGlobal trade practice test
sat_ii_world_history-global-tradeGunpowder practice test
sat_ii_world_history-gunpowderIndustrial revolution practice test
sat_ii_world_history-industrial-revolutionPrinting press practice test
sat_ii_world_history-printing-pressNorth and south america practice test
sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-americaDiscovery and settlement of the americas practice test
sat_ii_world_history-discovery-and-settlement-of-the-americasOther american history from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-american-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eThe american revolution practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-american-revolutionOther global regions practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-global-regionsAfrica from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-africa-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eEast asia from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-east-asia-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eSoutheast asia from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-southeast-asia-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eSouthwest asia practice test
sat_ii_world_history-southwest-asiaImpact of the ottoman empire practice test
sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-the-ottoman-empireOther southwest asian history from 1500 c.e. to 1900 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-eRise of the ottoman empire practice test
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-the-ottoman-empire1900 c.e. to present practice test
sat_ii_world_history-1900-c-e-to-presentAfrica and southwest asia practice test
sat_ii_world_history-africa-and-southwest-asiaAfghanistan and iraq practice test
sat_ii_world_history-afghanistan-and-iraqAfrica from 1900 c.e. to present practice test
sat_ii_world_history-africa-from-1900-c-e-to-presentDesert storm and the guf wars practice test
sat_ii_world_history-desert-storm-and-the-guf-warsOther southwest asian history from 1900 c.e. to present practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-history-from-1900-c-e-to-presentEast and southeast asia practice test
sat_ii_world_history-east-and-southeast-asiaJapan in world war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-japan-in-world-war-iiJapanese-chinese relations practice test
sat_ii_world_history-japanese-chinese-relationsKorean relations practice test
sat_ii_world_history-korean-relationsOther asian history from 1900 c.e. to present practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-asian-history-from-1900-c-e-to-presentVietnamese relations practice test
sat_ii_world_history-vietnamese-relationsEurope practice test
sat_ii_world_history-europeRussian revolution and the cold war practice test
sat_ii_world_history-russian-revolution-and-the-cold-warCommunism and socialism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-communism-and-socialismLeaders and thinkers of the ussr practice test
sat_ii_world_history-leaders-and-thinkers-of-the-ussrThe cold war in europe practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-cold-war-in-europeThe ussr practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-ussrWorld war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-iCauses and effects of world war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-causes-and-effects-of-world-war-iFrance and britain in world war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-france-and-britain-in-world-war-iGermany in world war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-germany-in-world-war-iRussia in world war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-russia-in-world-war-iWorld war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-iiCauses and effects of world war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-causes-and-effects-of-world-war-iiFrance and britain in world war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-france-and-britain-in-world-war-iiGermany in world war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-germany-in-world-war-iiRussia in wolrd war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-russia-in-wolrd-war-iiGlobal developments practice test
sat_ii_world_history-global-developmentsImpact of modern technology practice test
sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-modern-technologyThe nuclear threat practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-nuclear-threatWorld war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-iWorld war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-iiNorth and south america practice test
sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-americaOther american history from 1900 c.e. to present practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-american-history-from-1900-c-e-to-presentRevolutions in south america practice test
sat_ii_world_history-revolutions-in-south-americaThe americas in world war i practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-americas-in-world-war-iThe americas in world war ii practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-americas-in-world-war-iiThe cold war in the americas practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-cold-war-in-the-americas500 c.e. to 1500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-500-c-e-to-1500-c-eEurope practice test
sat_ii_world_history-europeEuropean impact of the crusades practice test
sat_ii_world_history-european-impact-of-the-crusadesFeudalism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-feudalismFrank and germanic history practice test
sat_ii_world_history-frank-and-germanic-historyHistoric figures of the middle ages practice test
sat_ii_world_history-historic-figures-of-the-middle-agesImpact of christianity practice test
sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-christianityInquisitions and discrimination practice test
sat_ii_world_history-inquisitions-and-discriminationOther european history from 500 c.e. to 1500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-ePolitical reforms in the middle ages practice test
sat_ii_world_history-political-reforms-in-the-middle-agesTechnology in the middle ages practice test
sat_ii_world_history-technology-in-the-middle-agesGlobal developments practice test
sat_ii_world_history-global-developmentsRise of christianity practice test
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-christianityRise of islam practice test
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-islamTools of war practice test
sat_ii_world_history-tools-of-warTransportation practice test
sat_ii_world_history-transportationOther global regions practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-global-regionsAfrica from 500 c.e. to 1500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-africa-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-eEast and southeast asia from 500 c.e. to 1500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-east-and-southeast-asia-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-eNorth and south america from 500 c.e. to 1500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-america-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-eSouthwest asia practice test
sat_ii_world_history-southwest-asiaImpact of islam practice test
sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-islamOther southwest asian history from 500 c.e. to 1500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-history-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-eThe crusades practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-crusadesOverarching themes and philosophies practice test
sat_ii_world_history-overarching-themes-and-philosophiesMajor developments practice test
sat_ii_world_history-major-developmentsCause and effect in history practice test
sat_ii_world_history-cause-and-effect-in-historyColonization and imperialism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-colonization-and-imperialismDevelopment and types of government practice test
sat_ii_world_history-development-and-types-of-governmentDevelopment of cities practice test
sat_ii_world_history-development-of-citiesEnlightenment and the scientific revolution practice test
sat_ii_world_history-enlightenment-and-the-scientific-revolutionMajor world empires practice test
sat_ii_world_history-major-world-empiresNotable historic documents practice test
sat_ii_world_history-notable-historic-documentsNotable historic figures practice test
sat_ii_world_history-notable-historic-figuresTechnological innovation practice test
sat_ii_world_history-technological-innovationThe industrial revolution practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-industrial-revolutionWorld religions practice test
sat_ii_world_history-world-religionsAncient religions and paganism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-ancient-religions-and-paganismBuddhism and confucianism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-buddhism-and-confucianismChristianity practice test
sat_ii_world_history-christianityHinduism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-hinduismIslam practice test
sat_ii_world_history-islamJudaism practice test
sat_ii_world_history-judaismPrehistory to 500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-prehistory-to-500-c-eEurope practice test
sat_ii_world_history-europeAncient greece practice test
sat_ii_world_history-ancient-greeceFall of the roman empire practice test
sat_ii_world_history-fall-of-the-roman-empireGreek philosophies and innovations practice test
sat_ii_world_history-greek-philosophies-and-innovationsHistorical figures of greece and rome practice test
sat_ii_world_history-historical-figures-of-greece-and-romeMythologies practice test
sat_ii_world_history-mythologiesOther european history prior to 500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-prior-to-500-c-eRoman empire practice test
sat_ii_world_history-roman-empireGlobal developments practice test
sat_ii_world_history-global-developmentsAgriculture practice test
sat_ii_world_history-agricultureHierarchies and government practice test
sat_ii_world_history-hierarchies-and-governmentIce age and migration practice test
sat_ii_world_history-ice-age-and-migrationReligion practice test
sat_ii_world_history-religionSettlements and cities practice test
sat_ii_world_history-settlements-and-citiesTrade practice test
sat_ii_world_history-tradeWriting practice test
sat_ii_world_history-writingOther global regions practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-global-regionsEast asia and china prior to 500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-east-asia-and-china-prior-to-500-c-eNorth and south america prior to 500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-america-prior-to-500-c-eSoutheast asia prior to 500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-southeast-asia-prior-to-500-c-eSouthwest asia and africa practice test
sat_ii_world_history-southwest-asia-and-africaAncient egypt practice test
sat_ii_world_history-ancient-egyptBabylonian empire practice test
sat_ii_world_history-babylonian-empireOther southwest asian or african history prior to 500 c.e. practice test
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-or-african-history-prior-to-500-c-ePersian empire practice test
sat_ii_world_history-persian-empireThe fertile crescent and mesopotamia practice test
sat_ii_world_history-the-fertile-crescent-and-mesopotamiaAll SAT II World History Resources
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