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World History II SOL Exam Review

A Virginia SOL-aligned World History II review packet moves chronologically from world religions through the Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, Scientific Revolution, Absolutism, Enlightenment, French Revolution, and Latin American Revolutions using fill-in-the-blank charts, matching, and short-answer prompts.
Grades
Grades 10–12, High School
File type
Microsoft Word
Editable
Yes

Updated Oct 26, 2022

Subject
Social Studies, History, History: World
Topic
world history, SOL exam review
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Editable
Yes

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What's inside this resource

World History II SOL Exam Review

Immediate access to a well-structured teaching resource, specifically designed for 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade students studying social studies, specifically, world history. This document offers the student an efficient study session.

The World History II SOL Exam Review is a simple Microsoft Word file, made up of eight meticulously prepared pages featuring forty-three questions.

  • This document guides students through key concepts, events, personalities, and significant developments that have shaped world history. Making it ideal not only for review but also perfect for reinforcing teaching points or providing extra practice.
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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students will identify major world religions by founder, holy text, and geographic origin.

  • Students will match historical figures (explorers, scientists, Enlightenment thinkers, artists) to their accomplishments or works.

  • Students will sequence major world historical events in chronological order.

  • Students will complete narrative summaries of historical empires and revolutions using key vocabulary terms.

Teaching tips

  • Work through the packet section by section alongside classroom instruction, since it spans the entire course rather than a single unit.

  • Use the partial mid-packet answer key only for the Global Age empire section; the remaining sections will need to be checked separately since no key is provided.

  • Pair the matching and chronological-ordering sections with a timeline activity to reinforce sequencing before the exam.

Skills covered

  • Comparative religion analysis — students complete a chart identifying founders, holy books, and regions for five major world religions.

  • Historical figure matching — students match explorers, scientists, and Enlightenment thinkers to their accomplishments or written works.

  • Chronological sequencing — students order major events such as the French Revolution, English Civil War, and Glorious Revolution.

  • Empire identification — students fill in blanks to identify historical empires (Ottoman, Mughal, Safavid) from descriptive clues.

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How are the review topics organized across the packet?

Chronologically, moving from world religions and the Renaissance through the Reformation, Exploration, the Global Age empires, the Scientific Revolution, Absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Latin American Revolutions, and finally the World Wars through the Modern Era.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • world religions

  • Renaissance

  • Reformation

  • Enlightenment

  • French Revolution

  • world empires

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