<p>I’m thinking that the curve can’t possibly be harsher than 75/95.</p>
<p>@Harrovian
Based on the test questions discussed on forums like these:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/1342219-june-2012-world-history-sat-ii-15.html#post14463110[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/1342219-june-2012-world-history-sat-ii-15.html#post14463110</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/939636-june-2010-world-history.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/939636-june-2010-world-history.html</a>
Of course, I could be wrong but it seems as though none of the questions discussed from previous years were on our test, so it seems as though this is a newer version.</p>
<p>The blue book curves are:</p>
<p>Test 1
800: 78+
790: 76-77
780: 75
770: 73-74
760: 71-72
750: 69-70</p>
<p>Test 2
800: 75+
790: 73-74
780: 72
770: 70-71
760: 68-69
750: 67</p>
<p>I definitely thought the second practice was a lot harder too so it made sense.</p>
<p>I probably got 75/95.
Should I be disappointed?</p>
<ol>
<li>Opposition to globalization/west: Afghanistan</li>
<li>Congo products: Rubber</li>
<li>Spread of Agri and Herding: SW Asia or Independent Discovery [Inconclusive]</li>
<li>Imperialism after ww1: Retained</li>
<li>Cathedral: Pilgrimage</li>
<li>Bhagavad Gita: Dharma</li>
<li>Wool Production: Flanders</li>
<li>Sikhism: Islam+Hindu</li>
<li>Spread of Hellenistic culture: East med</li>
<li>Slave soldiers: Janissaries</li>
<li>Mussolini v Stalin: Private Sector</li>
<li>L’ouverture, Franklin, Bolivar: Enlightenment</li>
<li>Caesaropapism: Secular and Church power in the czar</li>
<li>Enlightened despot: Frederick II/ the Great</li>
<li>Taj mahal:mausoleum</li>
<li>Shang bones: Oracle</li>
<li>Munich conference: appeasement</li>
<li>UN sec members: WW2 victors</li>
<li>Munich conference: resulted in continuation of hitler’s expansion </li>
<li>British Industrialization in the 1700’s and 1800’s: Working class growth</li>
<li>Boddhishatva: Englihtened dude</li>
<li>Muslim invasion in 7th century: Byzantines and Sassanids</li>
<li>Polynesian v American contact with Europe: Disease</li>
<li>Africans in India: Slave trade [Inconclusive but Likely]</li>
<li>Afro-Eurasian Trade: New World Crops</li>
<li>Oldest manuscript: Rig Veda</li>
<li>Cattle Ranching: Argentina, Mex, US SW</li>
<li>Japanese Emperors: Amaterasu/Sun God</li>
<li>Homer’s Map: Accurate source</li>
<li>Pastoral Nomads: Protecting Trade Routes or Trade Relationship broken by invasion and migration [Inconclusive, very unsure]</li>
<li>Egyptian dude and Pharaoh: Tasks given to low ranked ones [Inconclusive]</li>
<li>Context of Egyptian dude: Afterlife</li>
<li>Daoism: To do nothing is to do everything</li>
<li>Ancient Math: Measurements and Calendars</li>
<li>Harappan Culture: Not deciphered</li>
<li>Rebel Hideouts: Runaway slaves</li>
<li>Coastal African Cities: Muslim Trade
38: Noble Savages: Taihitians</li>
<li>Athenian Voting: Male landowners</li>
<li>Mexican Nun: Political Patronage</li>
<li>Map of Indian Ocean: Trade existed before Europeans</li>
<li>Neolithic development: Diversification of Labor</li>
<li>Hamurrabi & Hebrews: Abuse of Law</li>
<li>Marco Polo: Mongol Protection</li>
<li>Redistribution of Lands: Decreasing Aristocrat power [Inconclusive]</li>
<li>Nobles in Court of Louis XIV: To keep them busy & decrease power</li>
<li>Division of India: Muhammad Ali Jinnah</li>
<li>Austria-Hungary Problem: Nationalism</li>
<li>Barbarians: Ethnocentralism</li>
<li>Rome vs Han: Giving away of citizenship in Rome</li>
<li>Decolonization in Africa: Dictatorships</li>
<li>Transfusion of culture: Europe was in the fringes</li>
<li>Ziggurats: Places of worship</li>
<li>Bandung Conference: Non-aligned countries</li>
<li>Bolivar’s Greatest Disappointment: No Grand Colombia/United South America</li>
<li>Mughal-Safavid Treaty Picture: Mughal superiority</li>
<li>Pseudo-Islamic Mali and Songhay: Traditional Religious Practices</li>
<li>The Traditional South American religion: Persisted under guise of Roman Catholicism</li>
<li>Scandinavian deaths: Wars and Trade in the South and East</li>
<li>Slaves in the Americas: Sugar Plantations</li>
<li>Repository of Hellenistic Culture: Alexandria</li>
<li>Marco Polo looking at the Black Pepper: Asia was full of riches</li>
<li>Christopher Columbus: East to India</li>
<li>Brazil ecological problems: Rain Forests</li>
<li>Mao Zedong and China’s economic collapse: cultural revolution and etc. </li>
<li>Printing Press: Song Dynasty</li>
<li>Christianity, Judaism, and Islam: Zoroastrianism</li>
<li>Vietnam: Confucianism and Buddhism </li>
<li>Huns, Mongols, and some other nomadic race was the horse</li>
<li>Mesoamerican food: maize</li>
<li>Young Turks: political reform</li>
<li>Boxer Rebellion: Europeans and Christians</li>
<li>Tokugawa/Japanese isolationism: Western influences</li>
<li>Opium war: Chinese Ports open for European Trade</li>
<li>New York, NY: Cape Town, South Africa</li>
<li>Atlantic Slave Trade: Port and Trade Cities on the Coast of Africa</li>
<li>Meiji restoration: Centralisation of Government</li>
<li>Massacres in the 1970s and 1990s: Cambodia and Rwanda</li>
<li>Political Ideology Reading: Enlightened Despotism</li>
<li>Mesoamerican opinion on Aztecs: Resentment</li>
<li>Cryllic Alphabet: Eastern Orthodoxy</li>
<li>African Society before 1000 C.E.: ???</li>
</ol>
<p>Regarding number, 79, the political Ideology Reading: I put that it was the social contract because it said that the leader had an obligation to serve the people, and that was their first and foremost duty. It seems to resemble the definition of a social contract outlined here: [SparkNotes:</a> The Social Contract: Terms](<a href=“http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/socialcontract/characters.html]SparkNotes:”>The Social Contract: People | SparkNotes)
Then again, I could totally be wrong. I will be biting my nails until scores are released…</p>
<p>For the pastoral nomads and settled communities ones, I think I put something about regular trade broken by invasion and raids.</p>
<p>@iceskaterr. That’s what I thought at first. But, the passage said that the ruler was the first servant of the state (or servant of the state) and that is literally a word for word quote out of Frederick II’s mouth. </p>
<p>@DAIMYO, that’s what I put. I’m not sure though. I had the other one initially but changed it.</p>
<p>Guys, I used baron’s to study and I’m pretty sure the answer to the agriculture question is independent development. I’ll try to find a direct quote.</p>
<p>@Denniswang44. The Barrons book does not directly say that, but it certainly makes that point. However, I think some other people found some contradicting evidence…</p>
<p>The independent development explains agriculture completely, domestication partially. The spread through immigration from southwest Asia explains domestication completely and agriculture partially.</p>
<p>Your call.</p>
<p>Sorry I was out for a while. I have to sleep too.</p>
<p>Quick recap:</p>
<ol>
<li>Opposition to globalization/west: Afghanistan</li>
<li>Congo products: Rubber</li>
<li>Spread of Agri and Herding: SW asia something [Inconclusive]</li>
<li>Imperialism after ww1: Retained</li>
<li>Cathedral: Pilgrimage</li>
<li>Bhagavad Gita: Dharma</li>
<li>Wool Production: Flanders</li>
<li>Sikhism: Islam+Hindu</li>
<li>Spread of Hellenistic culture: East med</li>
<li>Slave soldiers: Janissaries</li>
<li>Mussolini v Stalin: Private Sector</li>
<li>L’ouverture, Franklin, Bolivar: Enlightenment</li>
<li>Caesaropapism: Secular and Church power in the czar</li>
<li>Enlightened despot: Frederick II/ the Great</li>
<li>Taj mahal:mausoleum</li>
<li>Shang bones: Oracle</li>
<li>Munich conference: appeasement</li>
<li>UN sec members: WW2 victors</li>
<li>Munich conference: resulted in continuation of hitler’s expansion </li>
<li>British Industrialization in the 1700’s and 1800’s: Working class growth</li>
<li>Boddhishatva: Englihtened dude</li>
<li>Muslim invasion in 7th century: Franks & something</li>
<li>Polynesian v American contact with Europe: Disease</li>
<li>Africans in India: Slave trade</li>
<li>Afro-Eurasian Trade: New World Crops</li>
<li>Oldest manuscript: Rig Veda</li>
<li>Cattle Ranching: Argentina, Mex, US SW</li>
<li>Japanese Emperors: Amaterasu/Sun God</li>
<li>Homer’s Map: Accurate source</li>
<li>Pastoral Nomads: Not yet resolved-</li>
<li>Egyptian dude and Pharaoh: Not yet resolved-Tasks given to low ranked ones/Trust???</li>
<li>Context of Egyptian dude: Afterlife</li>
<li>Daoism: To do nothing is to do everything</li>
<li>Ancient Math: Measurements and Calendars</li>
<li>Harappan Culture: Not deciphered</li>
<li>Rebel Hideouts: Runaway slaves</li>
<li>Coastal African Cities: Muslim Trade
38: Noble Savages: Taihitians</li>
<li>Athenian Voting: Male landowners</li>
<li>Mexican Nun: Political Patronage</li>
<li>Map of Indian Ocean: Trade existed before Europeans</li>
<li>Neolithic development: Diversification of Labor</li>
<li>Hamurrabi & Hebrews: Abuse of Law</li>
<li>Marco Polo: Mongol Protection</li>
<li>Redistribution of Lands: Not yet resolved-Decreasing Aristocrat power?</li>
<li>Nobles in Court of Louis XIV: To keep them busy & decrease power</li>
<li>Division of India: Muhammad Ali Jinnah</li>
<li>Austria-Hungary Problem: Nationalism</li>
<li>Barbarians: Ethnocentralism</li>
<li>Rome vs Han: Giving away of citizenship in Rome</li>
<li>Decolonization in Africa: Ongoing-Violent in places with whites/Dictatorship</li>
<li>Transfusion of culture: Europe was in the fringes</li>
<li>Ziggurats: Places of worship</li>
<li>Bandung Conference: Non-aligned countries</li>
<li>Bolivar’s Greatest Disappointment: No Grand Colombia/United South America</li>
<li>Mughal-Safavid Treaty Picture: Mughal superiority</li>
<li>Pseudo-Islamic Mali and Songhay: Traditional Religious Practices</li>
<li>The Traditional South American religion: Persisted under guise of Roman Catholicism</li>
<li>Scandinavian deaths: Wars and Trade in the South and East</li>
<li>Slaves in the Americas: Sugar Plantations</li>
<li>Repository of Hellenistic Culture: Alexandria</li>
<li>Marco Polo looking at the Black Pepper: Asia was full of riches</li>
<li>Christopher Columbus: East to India</li>
<li>Brazil ecological problems: Rain Forests</li>
<li>Mao Zedong and China’s economic collapse: cultural revolution and etc. </li>
<li>Printing Press: Song Dynasty</li>
<li>Christianity, Judaism, and Islam: Zoroastrianism</li>
<li>Vietnam: Confucianism and Buddhism </li>
<li>Huns, Mongols, and some other nomadic race was the horse</li>
<li>Mesoamerican food: maize</li>
<li>Young Turks: political reform</li>
<li>Boxer Rebellion: Europeans and Christians</li>
<li>Tokugawa/Japanese isolationism: Western influences</li>
<li>Opium war: Chinese Ports open for European Trade</li>
<li>New York, NY: Cape Town, South Africa</li>
<li>Atlantic Slave Trade: Port and Trade Cities on the Coast of Africa</li>
<li>Meiji restoration: Centralisation of Government</li>
<li>Massacres in the 1970s and 1990s: Cambodia and Rwanda</li>
<li>Political Ideology Reading: Enlightened Despotism</li>
<li>Mesoamerican opinion on Aztecs: Resentment</li>
<li>Cryllic Alphabet: Eastern Orthodoxy</li>
<li>African Society before 1000 C.E.: Not resolved</li>
</ol>
<p>18 mistakes so far, which gives a 73 or 770 (according to my curve)</p>
<p>The estimate is conservative, and I considered all the iffy ones wrong already. </p>
<p>Now, if I suppose that I got the 18 remaining numbers we don’t have wrong, I’d still get a 56 or a 670 given that the curve I have is a bit harsh in comparison to the blue book.</p>
<p>Let’s see if we can make it to 95. :D</p>
<p>@Harrovian: I googled it and you’re totally right. Oh, well. Looks like I missed 7 so far, and I think I omitted about 5 or 6. Hopefully that’s enough for a 770…</p>
<p>@iceskaterr You’re still on course for an 800. Don’t worry :D</p>
<p>Is this a question in the test or do I just remember this from a practice test:</p>
<p>It was something about what the Indian national congress was, then I put educated people who wanted autonomy</p>
<p>Indian National Congress was in bb test 2. I think.</p>
<p>ah ok. If any of you just vaguely remember any questions, go ahead and blurt it out. We’re almost there.</p>
<p>I’m trying hard to remember anything more, but my memory has dried up :(</p>
<p>I think we’re missing something about the Incas and their road system</p>
<p>I don’t think the Incas were even on the test.</p>
<p>I don’t remember a question like that (maybe you can remind me about it?), but in any case the Incas had a good road system with messengers and stuff like that</p>