Official December World History Thread

<p>I remember one question regarding the purpose of reincarnation in Hinduism.
I put down that reincarnation was not desired instead one wanted to achieve moksha, a release from the system.</p>

<p>That's what I put too.</p>

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Which country had the most influence in Latin America during the first half of the 20th century?
America

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<p>Thanks.</p>

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how did you do so far, General Rak?

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<p>Seven wrong, one omit, two unsure.</p>

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I remember one question regarding the purpose of reincarnation in Hinduism.
I put down that reincarnation was not desired instead one wanted to achieve moksha, a release from the system.

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<p>Very good.</p>

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<p>do you guys think the curve will be lenient? more lenient than the Real SAT II book perhaps?</p>

<p>not likely...</p>

<p>If anything, I would think that it would be more strict.</p>

<p>In any case, guessing about the curve is foolish. There's really no way we can possibly know.</p>

<p>Which of the following rivers was the location of an early chinese civilization?
answer choices where
Huang He (Yellow River) I put down this one
Yangtze
Mekong
some others</p>

<p>I put down Yantzt</p>

<p>I put down Huang He...</p>

<p>Huang He (Yellow River) is correct.</p>

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<p>What was the purpose of the long march?
Answers included:
To destroy the capital at Nanking
To escape destruction from the koumintang
To prevent the escape of Chinese leader chang kai shek</p>

<p>I was unsure, guessing between the first two.</p>

<p>What was the purpose of the long march?</p>

<p>To escape destruction from the koumintang</p>

<p>Why did monarchs and vassals encourage the building of towns?
a reiliable source of taxes (I chose this)
cheap labor in agriculture in rural areas</p>

<p>Confirmed nash13's answer.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>To escape from the Kuomintang.</p>

<p>We now have more than 2/3s</a> of the test compiled.</p>

<p>To escape destruction from the koumintang</p>

<p>a reiliable source of taxes (I chose this) is correct.</p>

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Why did monarchs and vassals encourage the building of towns?
a reiliable source of taxes (I chose this)
cheap labor in agriculture in rural areas

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<p>I'm pretty sure it was in order to establish a reliable source of tax revenue.</p>

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<p>You know guys, I'd hardly say that "disappeared continent" is the best answer for Pangaea. When you say "disappeared continent" I think Atlantis. Pangaea didn't disappear; it just split up. The answer choice with something like "connected landmass" sounds by far like the better answer to me.</p>

<p>I'm about where General Rak is without the omit. ;-) I'm hoping for a very lenient curve.</p>