<p>What was trade across the Saharan for? Like, gold for spices, silver for manufactured goods, etc.?</p>
<p>And what was the letter from the Kongo’s ruler to the Portuguese leader concerning? </p>
<p>(The “great freedom” question.)</p>
<p>@PPurpleRock: trans-Saharan trade was gold for salt, and the letter was about the slave trade.</p>
<p>@ Purple </p>
<p>The Slave Trade.</p>
<p>There was this REALLY weird question that asked about Europe and the year 2000. I omitted it.</p>
<p>What was the answer to the major center during 1000 CE?</p>
<p>It was not uneasy peace with Muslims. It was that the “protected people of the Book” had nothing to fear from Muslims. Both scenarios mentioned in the letter proves this: the first was a case that Muslims had to protect Christians and Jews from enemies and the second involved a case where the protected people would attack Muslims. In both instances, there is non-aggression by Muslims.</p>
<p>Ah, one for two then. :(</p>
<p>I just wanted a “>700.” Not looking likely. Skipped ten, missed three. </p>
<p>What effect did silver mining have on the Spanish economy? Have we reached a conclusive answer regarding the cartoon?</p>
<p>@horusb: oh yeah, what were the answer choices for that?</p>
<p>And the major financial center was Amsterdam.</p>
<p>@Purple: If you got nothing else wrong, you could actually still get an 800. >700 is definitely still in the running. 
The answer was E, all the silver went to China for their luxury goods. And the cartoon was also E, the Soviet Union’s reforms made the Eastern European satellite states desire independence.</p>
<p>@princeton34: That answer choice seemed iffy to me since it was so black and white (“nothing” to fear). The fact that the Muslims mistrusted the people of the book indicates some tension.</p>
<p>Europe in the year 2000 question was the Caribbean since European countries still control some countries in the Caribbean (i.e. British control of Jamaica).</p>
<p>But, Princeton34, I thought there was a part about, like, the Muslims distrusting the “people of the book,” because they might “divulge” info to the enemies? I thought that, like, indicated an uneasy peace? </p>
<p>The sides were made out to look like they didn’t trust each other. :(</p>
<p>@ Toasti </p>
<p>Which was a major center of learning / scholarship (something around those lines) around 1000 CE?</p>
<p>(a) London
(b) Venice
(c) Baghdad
(d) Calicut
(e) Mogadishu</p>
<p>@ Toasti "The answer was E, all the silver went to China for their luxury goods. And the cartoon was also E, the Soviet Union’s reforms made the Eastern European satellite states desire independence. "</p>
<p>I second this ^^^</p>
<p>Seconding the Caribbean answer.</p>
<p>Actually, Purple, looking back your answer choice seems right. I misunderstood the answer.</p>
<p>Horusb, I put Baghdad. </p>
<p>[Islamic</a> Medicine: 1000 years ahead of its times](<a href=“http://www.islamfortoday.com/athar04.htm]Islamic”>http://www.islamfortoday.com/athar04.htm)</p>
<p>^It’s under “introduction.”</p>
<p>@horusb</p>
<p>It’s probably Baghdad.
Europe sucked at that time.</p>
<p>@horusb: Baghdad.</p>
<p>Dang. I kind of started doubting my response to that Crete question after the test. 
Meh, probably should’ve studied more lol, the big blue CB book was misleading for me. I thought the questions in there were a lot easier.</p>
<p>For the major center, I put Baghdad lol, and I also put the Caribbean! The Turks and Caicos, as well as a slew of other small island chains are overseas territories of European nations I believe.</p>
<p>In the twentieth century, low sophistication and technology development, exporting raw resources and cash crops were part of (I narrowed it down): </p>
<p>(a) Free Trade Imperialism
(d) Mercantilism</p>
<p>@horusb - That one was underdevelopment</p>
<p>The practice test in the big, thick CB book were totally insufficient preparation for this test. I should’ve stuck with reading Barron’s, but I was too lazy. </p>
<p>To future readers: study your @$$ off in advance. The curve is generous; the test is really, really hard.</p>
<p>said baghdad, and silver went back to china to pay for stuff there (cabt remember the wording haha :p)</p>