World History Study Thread

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<p>Anyone have the raw-score to scaled-score conversion table for World History? Also, are the Barron's tests pretty similar to the real one..?</p>

<p>surge:</p>

<p>Yep, Beijing was the Mongol capital ("moved" from the Song capital in Hangzhou)...</p>

<p>Ibn Battuta was Muslim, but I can't remember who sent him on his travels.</p>

<p>Shintoism is a native Japanese belief regarding a sun-goddess and the divinity of the emperor. Zen Buddhism is a branch of India-originating Buddhism that was carried to Japan (?) and involves meditation?</p>

<p>Spheres of influence... hmm. I guess an example might be imperial China and its tributary states in SE Asia? Don't really know the definition...</p>

<p>Did Belgium have any large colonies other than the Congo? That one's relatively famous.</p>

<p>I think during the 17th-early 19th century the Netherlands were most profitable economically, due to their dominance of trade in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia. The Dutch trading companies took over from the Portuguese traders who were there earlier on.</p>

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<p>7 more chapters to go today then I'm done. w00t!</p>

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<p>TEST IS TOMORROW BE AFRAID BE VERY AFARID
(def gonna fail this)</p>

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<p>OMG IM SCARED!
i have world history
im reading AP barrons and trying to brush up on european and middle eastern stuff
ive gotten my stuff in the foundations and 20th century down but everything in the middle is kinda fuzzy
EEP!
and i still need to take a practice test</p>

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<p>ibn battuta i think traveled for italy??
shintoism: native japanese
zen-buddhism: blending of japanese religious knowledge with buddhism
spheres of influnce: it is where a country has a great impact on another country politically, socially, culturally, etc. US is a MAJOR example
thats all a know....</p>

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<p>Ibn Battuta did not travel for Italy. :) That's Marco Polo.</p>

<p>** List important African civilizations (in chronological order) from 500BCE-1700CE **</p>

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<p>Ghana Mali Songhai Ashanti, I think.</p>

<p>Some others, but not in the same area.</p>

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<p>Can someone help me review African kingdoms etc the difference the Salt/gold trade etc</p>

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<p>oh marco polo. evil lolol
ok well so i finally took a practice test and got a 560. BAAAD!
well with limited studying neway
and i hate the fact that theres so many quotes and pictures!
and some names that didnt make ne sense
and btw doesnt the truman doctrine have something to do with vietnam? cuz my book says that greece was the answer.... still sketchy about that</p>

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<p>greece was the first place where the truman doctrine was put into effect, as it was threatened by a communist takeover before vietnam</p>

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<p>WOW!
Before Reading Kaplan: (diag. test)
Score 700</p>

<p>After Reading Kaplan: (end test)
Score **700<a href="exact%20same%20raw%20score">/b</a></p>

<p>*** Is Kaplan's harder than real test?</p>

<p>Quickly, what art periods do we need to know?
Romanticism, Impressionism, Cubism, Dadaism, Realism, Surrealism?</p>

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<p>Kaplan's is supposed to be the book that has the tests most similar to the real thing, but I also heard that some of the style of questions are outdated.</p>

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<p>Darn, should've bought Barrons.</p>

<p>I forgot to study artists and there art period. ach.</p>

<p>What is there to know about Ashanti and Great Zimbabwe?</p>

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<p>What other topics are going to be on the test?</p>

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<p>I HATE THE SAT II WORLD HISTORY</p>

<p>Yup I used the word hate. I truely HATE it. And my test place was so dumb we didn't start till like 9:15</p>

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<p>THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE… i just took the ap practice test today and im at a level four but so close to a level 5</p>

<p>This is the emire that preceeded the persain empire</p>

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<p>Can someone break down how to turn your raw score into an estimated grade from 1-5? I’m getting really stressed about this exam (less than a month left). I made a 3 on my last one, which is why I HAVE to make a 5 on this one.</p>

<p>Also, how are you guys studying? I’m trying to hurry up and figure out the best way to retain two million years of information. I have the Barron’s, 5 Steps to a 5, and Princeton workbooks and my own textbook. I am beginning to realize that I am falling into a repeating pattern of reading, taking notes, reading again, learning, and then forgetting what it was two weeks later.</p>

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<p>Also, here’s a question:</p>

<p>Which of the following is NOT true of women during the medieval period?</p>

<p>A) Women were subservient to men.
B) Some worked as servants for the upper-class families.
C) They weren’t allowed to divorce their husbands.
D) They could sometimes rise to ranks of leadership and exert some political influence.
E) They had protection under the law.</p>

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<p>Is it E? </p>

<p>Which one of these countries was considered to be a “banana republic”?</p>

<p>A. United States
B. South Africa
C. India
D. New Zealand
E. Panama</p>

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<p>Close-- the correct answer is actually “C.” They were at times able to get divorces from their husbands. You’re right in thinking that women had little rights during that time. However, women did have protection under law. They just didn’t necessarily have equality-- a major difference.</p>

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<p>Which one of these countries was considered to be a “banana republic”?</p>

<p>A. United States
B. South Africa
C. India
D. New Zealand
E. Panama</p>

<p>E?</p>