December 2010 - SAT World History Thread

<p>Eva0607, I remember that question! I said Indian subcontinent (?) was popular for cotton, spices, and gems. I remember there were slaves, wool, and some others for the options.
I also put that the Monroe Doctrine was used to justify U.S. intervention in Latin America :)</p>

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Resources (gold and silver) from Mexico and Peru allowed Europeans to buy things from Asia, I believe.</p>

<p>@belahene and BillyMc: Those are the ones! Great memory! :D</p>

<p>Wasn’t there a question about Christian missionaries in China? I don’t remember the full question but I remember that one of the answer choices was that “They managed to convert the majority of Chinese to Christianity”</p>

<p>I don’t remember the question (Jesuits?) but I think I chose something having to do with opening ports. Probably got it wrong though…</p>

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Jesuits. I believe the answer is that they helped negotiate increased Western commerce. The others, like most of China becoming Christian, just didn’t make sense.</p>

<p>And what about the [forgot the name] Catholic order? Prescribed a way for monks to live/behave/blah blah or?</p>

<p>Also, filial piety - Confucianism?</p>

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Benedictine. Yes.</p>

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Yes.</p>

<p>What did people put for the question about why the West resented the rise of Japan’s economy?</p>

<p>On the question that was like… some indigenous group of mississippi people in the 12th century had all of the following except…</p>

<p>I put written language?</p>

<p>there was a question that asks about Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to “medina” I think. </p>

<p>the answer I chose was “the start of islamic teaching” or spread of islam. </p>

<p>It was a cause effect question.</p>

<p>The Islamic calendar began with the migration - or Hijra – of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina</p>

<p>Yeah, I also put what Eva said. The islamic calendar starts with the year of Muhammad going from Mecca to Medina. Its not a “cause effect” question.</p>

<p>This is completely unrelated, but wagsthedog, please tell me your username is inspired by the movie Wag the Dog with Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro?</p>

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Correct. They had extensive trade routes, a political hierarchy, settlements built around temples, and one other thing, so it was written language that they did not have.</p>

<p>On the question that was like… some indigenous group of mississippi people in the 12th century had all of the following except…</p>

<p>The paintings/artist in Amsterdam was because of the fact: ???</p>

<p>Patronage of Dutch merchants…at least that’s what I put, but it was a guess.</p>

<p>What about the 60’s youth protests?</p>

<p>I said they opposed established political structures?</p>

<p>Can we discuss the Gorbachev question again?</p>

<p>I just read this:
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From here: [AP</a> World History Wiki / Mikhail Gorbachev and his policiess](<a href=“Workspace not found”>Workspace not found)</p>

<p>I choose immediate democratization but I felt VERY uneasy about the word immediate. But does anyone remember a more viable option?</p>

<p>Yes… there was an answer that was like, made people aware of the bad economy… or something. To me that sounds more likely than “immediate democratization” but I could be wrong.</p>

<p>Do you remember what you put for 60’s youth protests?</p>

<p>EDIT: Here’s a quote from wikipedia: "Before long, much to the embarrassment of the authorities, the media began to expose severe social and economic problems which the Soviet government had long denied and covered up. " (referring to glasnost)</p>

<p>Pretty certain then that the answer I put (it made people aware of the problems with the economy, or somethign along those lines) is the correct one</p>

<p>Any more? We’re halfway there</p>