IB History SL Notes

Aimnova offers free IB History revision notes covering the Paper 1 prescribed subjects — military leaders (Genghis Khan and Richard I), conquest and its impact, the move to global war, rights and protest, and conflict and intervention — and the Paper 2 world-history topics, from society and economy (750–1400) and medieval warfare through industrialization, independence movements, democratic and authoritarian states, the 20th-century wars, and the Cold War. Each topic includes concise explanations, timelines, case studies, historiography, spaced-repetition flashcards, and IB-style practice questions with AI feedback — no sign-up required to read the notes.

IB History studies the past through evidence, asking not only what happened but how we know, whose account we trust, and why interpretations differ. The course rewards students who argue with precise knowledge, evaluate sources rigorously, engage with historians’ debates, and reach a clear, supported judgement rather than simply narrating events.

These notes are organised by unit and topic according to the official IB syllabus, so you can revise systematically for Paper 1 (source analysis on one prescribed subject, 30%), Paper 2 (two world-history comparative essays, 45%), and the historical investigation Internal Assessment (25%). Paper 1 technique — comprehension, OPVL value-and-limitations, compare-and-contrast, and the source-plus-knowledge mini-essay — is built in alongside the Paper 2 essay markbands, so you cover both the content and the exam skills efficiently.