NY Regents Global History and Geography II case studies
NY Regents Global History and Geography II · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Regents Exam in Global History and Geography II is New York State's culminating social studies assessment for the Grade 10 global history course. It is typically taken by high school students at the end of their second year of global history study, and passing it is one route to meeting the state's social studies graduation requirement; students who transfer in or repeat the course may also sit for it. The NY Regents Global History and Geography II case studies are 5 cases and about 2,971 words.
1The 800,000 Dead at Baghdad: Weighing a Patronized Chronicle Against a Merchant's Letter
A student is preparing a source analysis on the Mongol siege of Baghdad in 1258. She has two accounts.
607 words, about 3 min2A Mill Town's Plaque: Which Story Does the Census Tell?
A local historical society in a northern English mill town must approve a 60-word plaque for the site of a cotton mill that operated from 1801 to 1900. The society's research packet contains census figures showing the town grew from 6,000 in 1801 to 18,000 in 1851; factory inspector reports from 1833 noting that 28 percent of workers in the mill were children under 14; wage records showing average male wages rose about 15 percent in real terms between 1820 and 1850 while hours remained 12 to 14 per day; records of cholera outbreaks in 1832 and 1848; and a housing report describing an average of 5.2 persons per room in 1845.
595 words, about 3 min3Three Sources for a Partition Memorial: Whose 1947?
A museum in a Punjabi city is designing a 150-word exhibit panel on the 1947 Partition. The curator has three sources.
570 words, about 3 min4A $40 Million Seawall or a Wetland: A Coastal Town's Adaptation Choice
A coastal town of 18,000 residents must choose among three climate-adaptation projects with a 40 million budget. The town's economy depends on summer tourism, and 30 percent of residents are over 65.
601 words, about 3 min5Building a DBQ on the Atlantic Slave Trade: Which Documents Belong?
A teacher is assembling a document-based question on the Atlantic slave trade for a 60-minute essay. Students must use at least four of seven documents.
598 words, about 3 min