DECEMBER 2008 SAT Subject Test: World History

<p>yup, legalism would've been the harsher option.</p>

<p>So...what's left out of these crazy questions...</p>

<p>Movement that most went against non-violence in Africa - Mau Mau rebellion?
What was one thing that didn't happen to Africa post-World War II - infastructure destruction?
In the passage about a Chinese scholar's views on the buddhist monk coming to China - what is its closest parallel? Christian martyr under Diocletian (IDK - social disorder? as implied by the Chinese scholar's worrying)</p>

<p>Where does Barron's talk about the Incas being more into natural-disaster prevention? It just seems that if the Aztecs sacrificed 20,000 people a year to avoid famine/floods/their sun burning out, then that would be a pretty extreme proactive aversion of disaster. Then again, I found a site talking about how Incas understood their earthquake-prone region and proactively built certain types of resistant houses...hmm vs. 20,000 sacrifices a year...grrr Collegeboard!</p>

<p>that's all I can think of. These seem somewhat sorted</p>

<p>The least oceangoing-trade people - Incas (actually banned merchant class)
Result of glorious revolution - less monarchy power...more parliament power
Confucianism - less emphasis on self and more of obedience to the leader
Homeric Hero - (the middle choice? C) courage etc.</p>

<p>what was that about mau mau rebellion??</p>

<p>I think it's important to note that the 20,000+ human sacrifices didn't actually do anything to help with natural disasters.</p>

<p>In their minds it did :)</p>

<p>yeah, about Confucianism, I'm pretty sure that the correct answer choice said something specifically about "sacrificing individual goals for the sake of the community." Basically word-for-word outta Barron's.</p>

<p>I got Mau Mau for that one, too.</p>

<p>but Mau Mau wasn't pacific at all</p>

<p>I didn't say pacific...we're talking about the one that was like "which of the following was VIOLENT, as opposed to non-violent?" The choices included Mau Mau, something in India, the U.S. Civil Rights movement...etc.</p>

<p>ok than Was me that misunderstood the question</p>

<p>Ok so there were two maps on the test. The first map answer was Holy Roman Empire, but the second map, I can't seem to remember but I think that part of North Africa was shaded and C. was 'Ottoman Empire' and D. was 'Safavid Persians.' I think I put C for that one. Does anyone know the right answer?</p>

<p>I def remember having to stop and think. I went with Ottoman.</p>

<p>I m sure that that was the ottoman empire
Ottoman</a> Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>

<p>the map with north africa, Istanbul, and part of arabia was definitely ottoman empire, especially because the map called Constantinople Istanbul.</p>

<p>That makes sense, thanks!</p>

<p>Ok, so I'll just add to the list</p>

<p>First novel life/death = Epic of Gilgamesh
Mahayana Buddhism= stresses Buddha himself
Augustus Caesar= first emperor
Jewish trade (text)= the trading port was in Mesopotamia but gold from East Africa (?)
Brithish and Australia= penal colony
Viceroyalities= Mexico or Peru (anyone remember the question better?)
Unique aspect of Hebrews= help the poor (?)
5 pillars of islam= 2.5% charity
Picture of women with spools of thread = social-realism and soviet idealization
Map of medieval Europe, highlighted germany/austria = Holy Roman Empire
Civilization that did the most to avoid natural disaster = Aztecs (? - sacrificed 20,000 per year to keep sun up, good rain, stop end of the world by pleasing gods) OR Incas- efficient administrators? (Most likely the latter)
Indian Cartoon of Hindu god/people locked up = encourage nationalism (?)
Story of people discovering Indies (text) = letter from a Portuguese king
Story of Francs crying and what to do with Jerusalem (text) = 3rd crusade
All the following nations did block printing = China, Korea, Western Europe (?)
What did not happen in post- WWII Africa = industrial destruction from the war (? Africa never really had industry to begin with?)
Two nations that were not colonized prior 18-- = Rwanda and Ethiopia
Enlightenment effect on Latin America = political
Enlightenment philosophers promoted = increase in middle class power
African for the Africans = Marcus Garvey
Biggest influence on Rome at its height = Greece
Chinese travelling monk Xuanzong= Buddhist scriptures in India
the compare thing (letter)= christians in rome after Constantine made them legal
Livingstone= africa... Mr.Livingstone I presume? (a lough for the people who get it)
Homeric heros= courage and hospitality
Parliament= nobles advising king
Merchants= lower status in china
Shinto= way of gods
Mao+ Chiang = they didnt agree on communism
James Cook on the Aboriginals = "noble savage"/ materialistic Europe
After English Civil War and Glorious Revolution= power of monarchy declined...powerful parliament
Map # 2 including North Africa, Istanbul, Arabia = Ottoman Empire
non-sea trading empire= Incas
Jainism = yes, least harm as possible aka "ahimsa"--> one core element of jainism
Asoka and others = most people have said all promoted religion
Augustus = for sure first emperor...thanks wikipedia
caravels, compass, etc. = chinese, portugese, arabs (not in order)
2 Societies concept of 0 = Maya, and Gupta
Jewish problem to Romans = the zealots</p>

<p>we never decided on the indian picture? Why couldn't it have been discouraging participation in the rebellion or w/e?</p>

<p>Great job Asax11</p>

<p>Here are a few more:</p>

<p>The first cities were along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Homeric heroes have physical strength, courage and hospitality
List of Romance Languages - derived from Latin
List of Indian languages - derived from Sanskrit
The Barbarians - I put they did not have lawsuits
The Zealots were the most anti-Roman (I hope)
A Polis consists of the city-state and surrounding territory
Best way to know the size of slave trade - I put the logs of slave ships. Could have been plantation records but I doubt it.
Mau Mau was violent
Balfour Declaration - Great Britain committed to the creation of a Jewish state
Arabic numerals are from India
Astrolabe (Arabs), Compass (Chinese) and Caravel (Portuguese)
Marx predicted that Capitalism would collapse
Poster - definitely Social Realism and Idealized role of women in Soviet Union
And finally Aung San Suu Kyi - I put Burma (Myanmar)</p>

<p>Anyone remember what the religious figure was saying? I just remember the religious symbolism inspiring national unity was very comeplling.</p>

<p>post more questions if you remember any?</p>

<p>@ dark night - yes agreed with those. Especially on the slave logs - those are commonly used for estimating slave numbers. Any ideas on cartoon/poster for India with the religious figure and the jail?</p>

<p>--Unresolved thus far--</p>

<p>Religion question at begining of exam - was an "except" question - people put the sumerian mother goddess who oversaw matrilinear descent. Turns out she does exist. Grr. Anyone got another answer?</p>

<p>Africa post World War 2 - what trouble did it not experience?</p>

<p>Poster of jail/religious figure in India - nationalism using religious symbols or discouraging?</p>

<p>Excerpt of text about Buddhist monk coming before Han emperor - what is its parallel?</p>