World History CBE — Practice Tests & Mock Exams

World History Studies — Texas TEKS §113.42. 1.0 credit split across Semester A (8000 BC – 1450 AD) and Semester B (1450 AD – Present).

Built for the Texas CBE — also used by Algebra 1 students in 9 states and 5 countries
Semester A

60 questions · 180 min · 80% to pass

Free Practice (10)
Semester B

60 questions · 180 min · 80% to pass

Free Practice (10)
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70–85%
Solid foundation, real prep needed. 4–6 weeks of timed mocks ($19.99 / 6 mo) with AI explanations on every wrong answer.
Under 70%
Concept-level gaps. Start with the Concept Lessons below, then return to practice once the underlying topic clicks.

Passing-score thresholds vary by district (Texas state code: 80% for §28.023 acceleration, 70% for §74.24 prior-instruction credit). Confirm your specific district's threshold with your school counselor in writing.

Learn the Concepts

Visual lessons that build World History from first principles — diagrams, worked examples, embedded practice.

Concept Lesson · 9 min· TEKS 1A,1B,1D,29A,30A,31A
Foundations of World History: How to Approach the CBE

A first-lesson roadmap through the two-semester World History CBE — chronological structure, TEKS strands, exam format, and how to spot which strand a question is really testing.

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Concept Lesson · 11 min· TEKS 1A,1B,15A,15B,16A,19A,25A
Ancient and Classical Foundations: 8000 BCE to 500 CE

The first half of Semester A: agricultural revolution, river-valley civilizations, classical Greece and Rome, ancient India and China, and the origins of major world religions.

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Concept Lesson · 11 min· TEKS 1A,1C,15A,16A,19A,25A,28A
The Medieval World: 500–1450 CE

The second half of Semester A: Byzantium and Islam, Song China and the Mongols, medieval Europe and its universities, the trans-Saharan and Indian-Ocean trade systems.

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Concept Lesson · 11 min· TEKS 1D,15D,16D,19D,25D,28B
Early Modern Transformation: 1450–1750 CE

Semester B opens with the Age of Exploration, Columbian Exchange, Renaissance and Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the age of absolutism and religious wars.

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Concept Lesson · 10 min· TEKS 1D,16D,19D,20A,20B,26A,28B
The Age of Revolutions: 1750–1900

Atlantic revolutions, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, 19th-century nationalism and imperialism — the transformations that produced the modern world order.

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Concept Lesson · 12 min· TEKS 1D,15D,20A,20B,20C,20D,28B
The Twentieth Century: World Wars, Cold War, Decolonization

The World Wars, interwar authoritarianism, the Cold War and its end, and mid-century decolonization of Asia and Africa.

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Try a Sample World History Question

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Word Problem · TEKS 28B-28C

The 20TH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENT of SCIENTIFIC RECOGNITION for INDIVIDUAL WOMEN in various fields produced which SPECIFIC NOBEL-PRIZE-LEVEL RECIPIENTS?

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Word Problem · TEKS 21A-21B

The ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY at its 5th-century BCE peak had which specific institutional features?

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Word Problem · TEKS 29B-31B

The concept of HISTORIOGRAPHY refers to:

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What's on the World History CBE

Every TEKS standard the official exam covers — and the exact topics our practice questions target.

SEMESTER A
  • 1A-4JHistory
  • 15A-15CGeography
  • 16A-16CEconomics
  • 19A-19CGovernment
  • 21A-21BCitizenship
  • 25A-25BCulture
  • 28AScience, Technology, and Society
  • 29A-31ASocial Studies Skills
SEMESTER B
  • 1D-14CHistory
  • 15D-15EGeography
  • 16D-16EEconomics
  • 20A-20DGovernment
  • 22A-22BCitizenship
  • 26A-27DCulture
  • 28B-28CScience, Technology, and Society
  • 29B-31BSocial Studies Skills

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