Take the Varsity Learning Tools free diagnostic test for SAT II World History to determine which academic
concepts you understand and which ones require your ongoing attention.
Each SAT II World History problem is tagged down to the core, underlying concept that is being tested.
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You can then utilize the results to create a personalized study plan that is based on your particular area of need.
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.
Our completely free SAT II World History practice tests are the perfect way to brush up your skills. Take
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Practice Tests by Concept
sat_ii_world_history-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 20 hrs 1 mins
sat_ii_world_history-europe
Questions: 40
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Average Time Spent: 8 mins
sat_ii_world_history-age-of-exploration-and-protestant-reformation
Questions: 30
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Average Time Spent: 3 mins
sat_ii_world_history-eastern-europe-in-the-reformation
Questions: 7
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Average Time Spent: 5 mins
sat_ii_world_history-france-england-and-italy-in-the-reformation
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 6 mins
sat_ii_world_history-historical-figures-in-the-age-of-exploration
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 49 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-age-of-exploration-history
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 5 mins
sat_ii_world_history-other-reformation-history
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 9 mins
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-protestantism
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 4 mins
sat_ii_world_history-spain-and-portugal-in-exploration
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 3 mins
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 12
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Average Time Spent: 10 mins
sat_ii_world_history-elizabethan-england
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 59 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 39 secs
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-russia
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 32 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-enlightenment-era
Questions: 24
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Average Time Spent: 4 mins
sat_ii_world_history-absolutism-and-constitutionalism
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-english-civil-war-and-great-britain
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-historic-figures-of-the-enlightenment-era
Questions: 8
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Average Time Spent: 2 mins 22 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-enlightenment-history
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 29 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-scientific-revolution
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 47 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-renaissance
Questions: 19
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Average Time Spent: 56 secs
sat_ii_world_history-england-and-the-renaissance
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 28 secs
sat_ii_world_history-france-and-the-renaissance
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 20 secs
sat_ii_world_history-italy-and-the-renaissance
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 39 secs
sat_ii_world_history-monarchs-aristocracy-and-parliament
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 7 mins
sat_ii_world_history-nation-states
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 11 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-renaissance-history
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 48 secs
sat_ii_world_history-global-developments
Questions: 17
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Average Time Spent: 8 mins
sat_ii_world_history-agricultural-revolution
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 48 secs
sat_ii_world_history-banking
Questions: 1
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Average Time Spent: 3 secs
sat_ii_world_history-colonialism
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 2 mins 4 secs
sat_ii_world_history-global-trade
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 39 secs
sat_ii_world_history-gunpowder
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 16 secs
sat_ii_world_history-industrial-revolution
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 25 secs
sat_ii_world_history-printing-press
Questions: 1
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Average Time Spent: 15 secs
sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-america
Questions: 11
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 13 secs
sat_ii_world_history-discovery-and-settlement-of-the-americas
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 6 mins
sat_ii_world_history-other-american-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 35 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-american-revolution
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 10 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-global-regions
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 3 mins
sat_ii_world_history-africa-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 27 secs
sat_ii_world_history-east-asia-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 12 secs
sat_ii_world_history-southeast-asia-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-southwest-asia
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 16 secs
sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-the-ottoman-empire
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 18 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-history-from-1500-c-e-to-1900-c-e
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-the-ottoman-empire
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 53 secs
sat_ii_world_history-1900-c-e-to-present
Questions: 40
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Average Time Spent: 5 mins
sat_ii_world_history-africa-and-southwest-asia
Questions: 12
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Average Time Spent: 30 secs
sat_ii_world_history-afghanistan-and-iraq
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 6 secs
sat_ii_world_history-africa-from-1900-c-e-to-present
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 11 secs
sat_ii_world_history-desert-storm-and-the-guf-wars
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-history-from-1900-c-e-to-present
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 13 secs
sat_ii_world_history-east-and-southeast-asia
Questions: 21
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Average Time Spent: 3 mins
sat_ii_world_history-japan-in-world-war-ii
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-japanese-chinese-relations
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Average Time Spent: 5 secs
sat_ii_world_history-korean-relations
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 5 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-asian-history-from-1900-c-e-to-present
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 9 secs
sat_ii_world_history-vietnamese-relations
Questions: 9
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Average Time Spent: 22 secs
sat_ii_world_history-europe
Questions: 40
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sat_ii_world_history-russian-revolution-and-the-cold-war
Questions: 20
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 18 secs
sat_ii_world_history-communism-and-socialism
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 2 mins 0 secs
sat_ii_world_history-leaders-and-thinkers-of-the-ussr
Questions: 7
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Average Time Spent: 33 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-cold-war-in-europe
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-ussr
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 18 secs
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-i
Questions: 17
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 31 secs
sat_ii_world_history-causes-and-effects-of-world-war-i
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 15 secs
sat_ii_world_history-france-and-britain-in-world-war-i
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-germany-in-world-war-i
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-russia-in-world-war-i
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 27 secs
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-ii
Questions: 17
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 1 mins 22 secs
sat_ii_world_history-causes-and-effects-of-world-war-ii
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 53 secs
sat_ii_world_history-france-and-britain-in-world-war-ii
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 41 secs
sat_ii_world_history-germany-in-world-war-ii
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 20 secs
sat_ii_world_history-russia-in-wolrd-war-ii
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 29 secs
sat_ii_world_history-global-developments
Questions: 11
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sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-modern-technology
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 5 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-nuclear-threat
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 31 secs
sat_ii_world_history-world-war-i
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sat_ii_world_history-world-war-ii
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sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-america
Questions: 18
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sat_ii_world_history-other-american-history-from-1900-c-e-to-present
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-revolutions-in-south-america
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 25 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-americas-in-world-war-i
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 11 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-americas-in-world-war-ii
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 9 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-cold-war-in-the-americas
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 5 secs
sat_ii_world_history-500-c-e-to-1500-c-e
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 56 secs
sat_ii_world_history-europe
Questions: 22
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sat_ii_world_history-european-impact-of-the-crusades
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 41 secs
sat_ii_world_history-feudalism
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 36 secs
sat_ii_world_history-frank-and-germanic-history
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 23 secs
sat_ii_world_history-historic-figures-of-the-middle-ages
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 15 secs
sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-christianity
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 26 secs
sat_ii_world_history-inquisitions-and-discrimination
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 7 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-e
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 59 secs
sat_ii_world_history-political-reforms-in-the-middle-ages
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 38 secs
sat_ii_world_history-technology-in-the-middle-ages
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 33 secs
sat_ii_world_history-global-developments
Questions: 7
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sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-christianity
Questions: 7
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Average Time Spent: 7 mins
sat_ii_world_history-rise-of-islam
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 34 secs
sat_ii_world_history-tools-of-war
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 2 mins 22 secs
sat_ii_world_history-transportation
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 26 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-global-regions
Questions: 15
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 1 mins 22 secs
sat_ii_world_history-africa-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-e
Questions: 6
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 1 mins 27 secs
sat_ii_world_history-east-and-southeast-asia-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-e
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 40 secs
sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-america-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-e
Questions: 5
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 53 secs
sat_ii_world_history-southwest-asia
Questions: 11
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sat_ii_world_history-impact-of-islam
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 4 mins
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-history-from-500-c-e-to-1500-c-e
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 44 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-crusades
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 2 mins 8 secs
sat_ii_world_history-overarching-themes-and-philosophies
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 12 secs
sat_ii_world_history-major-developments
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 19 mins
sat_ii_world_history-cause-and-effect-in-history
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 18 secs
sat_ii_world_history-colonization-and-imperialism
Questions: 6
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Average Time Spent: 49 secs
sat_ii_world_history-development-and-types-of-government
Questions: 14
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Average Time Spent: 3 mins
sat_ii_world_history-development-of-cities
Questions: 1
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Average Time Spent: 8 secs
sat_ii_world_history-enlightenment-and-the-scientific-revolution
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 26 secs
sat_ii_world_history-major-world-empires
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 52 secs
sat_ii_world_history-notable-historic-documents
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 43 secs
sat_ii_world_history-notable-historic-figures
Questions: 16
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 3 secs
sat_ii_world_history-technological-innovation
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 52 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-industrial-revolution
Questions: 5
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Average Time Spent: 2 mins 59 secs
sat_ii_world_history-world-religions
Questions: 18
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 47 secs
sat_ii_world_history-ancient-religions-and-paganism
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 3 d 3 hrs
sat_ii_world_history-buddhism-and-confucianism
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-christianity
Questions: 4
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sat_ii_world_history-hinduism
Questions: 3
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sat_ii_world_history-islam
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 32 secs
sat_ii_world_history-judaism
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 12 secs
sat_ii_world_history-prehistory-to-500-c-e
Questions: 40
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Average Time Spent: 3 mins
sat_ii_world_history-europe
Questions: 28
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 18 secs
sat_ii_world_history-ancient-greece
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-fall-of-the-roman-empire
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 35 secs
sat_ii_world_history-greek-philosophies-and-innovations
Questions: 6
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sat_ii_world_history-historical-figures-of-greece-and-rome
Questions: 4
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sat_ii_world_history-mythologies
Questions: 4
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sat_ii_world_history-other-european-history-prior-to-500-c-e
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 41 secs
sat_ii_world_history-roman-empire
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 31 secs
sat_ii_world_history-global-developments
Questions: 13
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Average Time Spent: 38 secs
sat_ii_world_history-agriculture
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 23 secs
sat_ii_world_history-hierarchies-and-government
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 38 secs
sat_ii_world_history-ice-age-and-migration
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 47 secs
sat_ii_world_history-religion
Questions: 2
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sat_ii_world_history-settlements-and-cities
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 24 secs
sat_ii_world_history-trade
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 57 secs
sat_ii_world_history-writing
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 21 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-global-regions
Questions: 10
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Average Time Spent: 22 secs
sat_ii_world_history-east-asia-and-china-prior-to-500-c-e
Questions: 2
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sat_ii_world_history-north-and-south-america-prior-to-500-c-e
Questions: 4
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 17 secs
sat_ii_world_history-southeast-asia-prior-to-500-c-e
Questions: 4
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 1 mins 4 secs
sat_ii_world_history-southwest-asia-and-africa
Questions: 17
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Average Time Spent: 1 hrs 57 mins
sat_ii_world_history-ancient-egypt
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 32 secs
sat_ii_world_history-babylonian-empire
Questions: 3
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 1 mins 4 secs
sat_ii_world_history-other-southwest-asian-or-african-history-prior-to-500-c-e
Questions: 2
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Average Time Spent: 35 secs
sat_ii_world_history-persian-empire
Questions: 3
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Average Time Spent: 1 mins 3 secs
sat_ii_world_history-the-fertile-crescent-and-mesopotamia
Questions: 6
Test Difficulty:
Average Time Spent: 2 mins 2 secs
All SAT II World History Resources