Mid-Year Exam/Mock Regents

The MHSHS History Department will be administering a mid-term exam for all 10th grade history students. This post details the dates, guidelines, study tips and other important information that will allow you to be most successful on the exam.

Please be aware: Make up exams will NOT be afforded to students who are absent on the day of the exam. If you are absent you can expect to receive a ZERO on the exam. Inclement weather is NOT a legitimate excuse unless all NYC Public Schools are closed.

Exam Dates: 

• Friday, January 21, 2011
• 50 Multiple Choice questions
• Pencil Needed for scan-tron

• Monday, January 24, 2011
• Thematic Short Answer Responses
•  Pen needed

Material covered on the Exam in Chronological Order:

1. Introduction to History and the Social Sciences
2. Neolithic Revolution and River Valleys
3. World Belief Systems
4. Golden Ages (Maruya, Gupta, Han, Tang, Song, Mayans)
5. Classical Civilization (Rome and Greece)
6. Byzantine Empire and Early Russia
7. The Spread and Golden Age of Islam
8. The Middle Ages/Medieval Europe
9. The Crusades
10.Early Japanese History & Feudalism
11. The Rise and Fall of the  Mongols
12. Global Trade and Interactions
13. Rise and Fall of African Civilizations (Mali, Ghana, Songhai)
14. The Renaissance
15. The Protestant Reformation
16. The Rise of European Nation States
17. The Ming Dynasty
18. The Ottoman Empire
19. Spain and Portugal on the Eve of the Encounter
20. The Rise of Mesoamerican Empires (Aztec, Inca)
21. The Encounter between Europeans and Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Americas (early imperialism)
22. Absolutism
23. Rise of Paliamentary Democracy (English Civil War & Glorious Revolution)
24. Scientific Revolution
25. Enlightenment
26. French Revolution
***From 9th Grade, Modern History (no longer in chronological order, but by region)***
A. Scramble for Africa and Imperialism in Africa
B. African Independence Movements
C. Apartheid
D. Rwandan Genocide
E. Arab-Israeli Conflict
F. Modern Day Middle East
G. OPEC
H. Mughal Empire
I. Gandhi and Indian Independence
J. Hindu-Muslim Conflict
K. Modern Day India
L. Taiping Rebellion, Opium Wars, and Boxer Rebellion in China
M. Chinese Civil War
N. Mao Ze Dong: Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward
O. Deng Xiaopeng and the Introduction of Capitalism
P. Modern Day China
Q. Japan During World War II
R. Modern Day Japan in the Global Economy

How Should I Study?

• I suggest that you review all of the study guides from past exams. You can link to all the study guides by clicking here
• Review previous Exams from 9th and 10th grade. Please feel free to take your 9th grade binders home if you haven't already in order to review your materials
• Review major themes in history. It is suggested that you go to the Regents Prep website for thematic review. 
• You may also review thematic essays from old Regents exams by looking here. Generally the thematic essay is on page 10 or 11 of the exam.

Items to quiz yourself on:

• Vocabulary
• Aims