San Ġorġ Preca College Secondary School, Blata l-bajda Half-Yearly Examinations - February 2015 History Form 1 Time: 1hour 30 minutes Name & Surname: Class: Index No: Teacher: A. Answer these questions. The first one has been done for you as an example. 1. In which century are we living? 21 st century. 2. How many years does a century have? 3. In which century is this year? 1450 A. D. 4. Mention a year from the 12 th century A. D. 5. What is the meaning of the letters B. C.? 6. What is the meaning of the letters A. D.? (5 marks) B. Write true or false next to these sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. 1. The pyramids were tombs for the Pharaoh. True 2. The largest pyramid is found in Giza. 3. Hieroglyph was the name of the Egyptian alphabet. 4. This alphabet was made up of the name letters that we use in our alphabet. 5. The Egyptians believed in their own gods. 6. The river Nile was not important for the Egyptians. (5 marks) Page 1 from 8
C. Under each picture write if it is a primary source or a secondary source. The first one has been done for you as an example. Secondary source Page 2 from 8
D. Write the historical period associated with these sources. Choose from the given options below. The first one has been done for you as an example. Prehistory, Ancient Egyptians, Ancient Greeks. Prehistory Page 3 from 8
E. Underline the correct word. The first one has been done for you as an example. 1. The aim of archaeology is to find remains of (fossils, houses, clothes). 2. Fossils are (straight bones, bones carved in stones, coloured bones) of animals and humans. 3. In ancient times, Malta was connected with (Spain, Sicily, Sardinia). 4. A Maltese archaeologist was (Ġan Franġisk Abela, Sir Temi Zammit, Pawlu Boffa). 5. This archaeologist found fossils of (elephants, monkeys, tigers) in Għar Dalam. 6. These fossils today are found in (caves, show cases, frames) in the museum of Għar Dalam. 7. The work of archaeology must be done (very fast, very slow, with attention) so that it would not damage the historical remains. 8. By the help of archaeology, today we know more about (modern, ancient) civilisations such as Egyptians and Greeks. 9. Most of the remains that (archaeologist, animals) found today are tourist attractions. 10. Għar Dalam is found in (Qormi, Marsaxlokk, Birżebbuġa). 11. Today (no one, everyone) can enter Għar Dalam. F. Write in a chronological order. The first one has been done for you as an example. Egyptians Stone Age Bronze Age Temple Age Għar Dalam 1 Greeks (5 marks) Page 4 from 8
G. Look at these two sources and answer the questions about them. Source 1 Source 2 1. With which civilisation are these sources associated? 2. Look at source 1, what is it called? 3. What happened inside it? 4. Look at source 2, what does it represent? 5. Who practiced this type of sports? Page 5 from 8
H. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box below. The first one has been done for you as an example. Neolithic, meat, progress, pottery, Sicily, leather, caves, fishing, tools, Skorba, bartered. The first people that lived in Malta came from Sicily. According to archaeologist, these people lived in. The oldest prehistoric village is that of. This is found in Imġarr Malta. This period in prehistory is called the period or Stone Age. It is called Stone Age since these people did their from stones. People started to do their first recipients for their personal use. People started to make. The first people living in Malta became farmers and took care of animals so that they could give him and milk so that people had food. These people also went so that they ate fish. People also learnt to use flint to make fire. They also used tools made from stones. Furthermore they did. The first people also their things. They wore animal. (20 marks) Page 6 from 8
I. Look at these two sources and answer the questions about them. Source 1 Source 2 1. Look at source 1, what are they called? 2. Where were they found? 3. What do they mean? 4. Where did we find source 2? 5. How did historians interpret them? Page 7 from 8
J. Write ten sentences about one of these. 1. Write about how were the temples in Malta built. What causes damage to the temples and how can we care about them? OR 2. Imagine that you are living during prehistorical times. Write about how you think your life would be, how you spent your time, what did you eat, what did you wear, what was your religion and how did you take part in the building of the temples. (15 marks) Page 8 from 8