DECEMBER 2008 SAT Subject Test: World History

<p>Africa @ww2= soldiers fighting, there were no african soldiers involved to my knowledge, but the Nazis fought the British in North Africa and destroyed quite some infrastructure</p>

<p>^^^ African soldiers (along with other colonial possesions) fought on behalf of the Allies. Ethiopia lost 10,000 soldiers. Hmmm</p>

<p>for the passage with the chinese and the trade I put Marco Polo because it seemed like Marco Polo was describing the great trade exploits of the CHinese-- in reference to India, I htink he was talking about the voyages of Zhenge He.</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 (?)
Jainism= i guessed to advance oneself spiritually, but i almost took to keep peace (what do you think?)
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)
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
Asoka and other rulers = all promoted religion in their areas
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</p>

<p>the chines were hardly interested in maritime trade at that time.... Yongle and his admiral zheng were merely interested in diplomatic relationships and tribute relationships (basically to show off chinese power) on the Indian coast usw... didnt last long and admiral zheng he didnt get any more money and the whole thing stopped...</p>

<p>Marco Polo was at Kubilai Khans court btw, not at yongle's... 100 years before the voyages!</p>

<p>but did the Portuguese send ships to China BEFORE the Mongols??</p>

<p>you're right about Zheng He... but according to this Timur</a> Yongle even during the Yuan Dynasty China had explored those areas.</p>

<p><em>Looks at answers above</em>
I have concluded that I got a 350.</p>

<p>WHOA, out of all of those I only omitted two and missed two! That's a pretty nice average! Maybe I don't suck at life ;)</p>

<p>why is augustus caesar first emperor? didn't he declare himself first citizen? and shouldn't julius casear be first emperor?</p>

<p>i tot the etrucans had more influence on romans?</p>

<p>Julius Caesar was, I believe, dictator for life, and all internet sources agree that Augusts was first emperor.</p>

<p>When I looked at that picture on India, it did not look like it encouraged nationalism; it had Ghandi and Nehru in jail, and something about "A few more sacrifices and this bridge will be complete." It sounded more discouraging than promoting nationalism.</p>

<p>^ It was obviously a propaganda poster issued by the Indian government, advertising that, if you disobey like Ghandi, you'll go to prison. Basically, "the road may be difficult, but you must make sacrifices for the government." but I don't recall what the answer choice related to that explanation was..</p>

<p>well, the choices argued about so far were nationalism, religious symbols for support, and discourage participation.</p>

<p>I may have put discourage participation, based on my explanation above....</p>

<p>Julius' nephew - Augusts Caesar was the one who proclaimed himself to be an Emperor - the first one.</p>

<p>That cartoon was confusing, I mean I kind of got the point, but couldn't relate to any answer choice.</p>

<p>Augustus Ceasar or Octavian was the first emperor of Roma</p>

<p>Another question: The main problem of Roman Empire at Judea ( It did Zealots)
Maybe I m confusing this question with my practice tests</p>

<p>Yeah the main problem for the Romans was tough..along with Jewish gold/trade. Augustus was first emperor for sure and Greeks influenced them a lot - Estrucans were earlier when Romans were just in Italy - moved into Greece during its empire era where they adopted many gods and writings.</p>

<p>The Indian propaganda cartoon seems to go either way.</p>

<p>How about the text referring to the aboriginal Australians by James Cook?</p>

<p>Oh that passage had two really tough questions ..especially the relation with a certain book or something</p>

<p>i find it funny that the few points i got from the few questions i got right are gonna be gone because of the large number of wrong questions</p>

<p>does anyone remember that two question Of aboriginals by james cook</p>