أبو فيصل مديرالموقع
تاريخ التسجيل : 03/09/2009
| موضوع: exam third year ancient civilisation 22.01.10 22:19 | |
| PART ONE: Reading& Interpreting 15 MARKS Read the text carefully then do the activitiesSumer , "Land of the Lords of Brightness",was the earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East, located in lower Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), from the time of the earliest records in the mid 4th millennium BC until the rise of Babylonia in the late 3rd millennium BC. The term "Sumerian" applies to all speakers of the Sumerian language. Sumer, together with Ancient Egypt, and the Indus Valley Civilization, is considered among the first settled societies in the world to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a civilization. Most authorities credit the Sumerians with the invention of the wheel.The new concept quickly led to wheeled vehicles. The Sumerians' cuneiform writing system is the oldest there is evidence of pre-dating Egyptian hieroglyphics by at least seventy-five years. The Sumerians were among the first astronomers, mapping the stars into sets of constellations, many of which constellations survived in the zodiac and in the constellations known to the ancient Greeks. The five planets that are visible to the naked eye also have Sumerian names. They invented and developed arithmetic using several different number systems. Using these systems they invented the clock with its 60 seconds, 60 minutes, and 12 hours, and the 12 month calendar which is still in use. They may have invented military formations and introduced the basicdivisions between infantry, cavalry and archers. They developed thefirst known codified legal and administrative systems, complete with courts, jails, and government records. The first true city states arose in Sumer, roughly contemporaneously with similar entities in what is now Syria and Israel. Several centuries after their inventionof cuneiform, the practice of writing expanded beyond debt/payment certificates and inventory lists and was applied for the first time about 2600 BC to written messages and mail delivery, history, legend, mathematics, astronomical records andotherpursuitsgenerally corresponding to the fields occupying teachers and students ever since. Accordingly, the first formal schools were established, usually under the auspices of a city-state's primary temple. Finally, the Sumerians ushered in the age of intensive agriculture and irrigation. Emmer wheat, barley, sheep and cattle were foremost among the species cultivated and raised for the first time on a grand scale. These inventions and innovations easily place the Sumerians among the most creative cultures in human pre-history.1. The text is about: 1 marka- Culture of the Sumerian civilization.b- Origin of the Sumerian civilization. þ Tick the right answer2. Answer the following questions according to thetext: 2 marksa- What was the "Land of the Lords of Brightness"?c- Which ancient peoples could be regarded as the builders of a civilization?d- Did the Ancient Egyptians invent the wheel?e- What was the consequence of the invention of the wheel?3. This text is: 1 marka- Prescriptiveb- Narrativeþ Tick the right answer4. Say whether the following statements are true orfalse? 3 marks1* The Indus Valleycivilization invented and developed arithmetic using several different number systems.2* The Sumeriansintroduced the basic divisions between infantry, cavalry and archers.3* The Sumerianinventions place the Sumerians among the most creative cultures in human pre-history.5. Lexis 2 marksa- Find in the text a word which means: inferior (§1)= …………..b- Find in the text an opposite to: last (§3) # …………c- Write a sentence using only one of the two wordsyou have found in the text.6. Complete the following table: 1 mark NOUNS | VERBS | ADVERBS | ADJECTIVES | ……………….. | ……………….. | XXXXXX | civilized | ……………….. | XXXXXX | ……………….. | creative | 7- Combine the following statements using the connectorgiven in brackets. 1m The Ancient civilization invented the wheel. They wanted to make transport of goods less tiresome. (in order to)8- Ask questions on the underlined word. 1 markThe Sumerians invented the clock with its 60 seconds, 60 minutes, and 12 hours.9- Supply the correct form of the verbs betweenbrackets. 1 marks 1* If I were you, I………………………..……….(help) the poor.2* I could surf on the W.W.W if I ……………(have) a computer.10. Filling the gaps with 4 verbs only. 1 marksinclude –survived- give-increase- beSumerians invented picture-hieroglyphs that developed into later cuneiform, and their language vies with Ancient Egyptian for credit as the oldest known written human language. An extremely large bodyof hundreds of thousands of texts in the Sumerian language has .......the great majority of these on clay tablets. Known Sumerian texts ............. personal and business letters and transactions. Sumerian texts today can ............problematic even for experts. Most difficult are the earliest texts, which in many cases don't............. the full grammatical structure of the language.11. Underline the silent letters 1 markWheel =……Writing =……PART TWO 5 marksChoose one of the following topics1. Using the following notes, write a composition of about 130 words:Give a short account of the ancient Numidian civilization.- Ancient country/North Africa / approximately coextensive with modern Algeria.- During Second Punic War / its two great tribes / divided / one supporting Romans/ the other Carthaginians.- tribal chief Masinissa / made king / Numidia / after Roman victory / 201 BC. - After /destruction of Carthage / thousands/ flee / to Numidia / / became/ Roman province. - capital / Cirta / chief city / Hippo. - After / conquest by / Vandals / AD 429, Romancivilization there /decline/ rapidly; - Some pockets / native culture / survive / continue / after Arab conquest / 8th century.PS: AD Meaning Anno Domini : date used in reckoningdates after the supposed year Christ was born, "in AD 200" 2. In no more than 20 lines, write a summary of thereading passage on page 1 | |
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mohamedch مشرف سابق
تاريخ التسجيل : 26/10/2010
| موضوع: رد: exam third year ancient civilisation 05.12.10 13:31 | |
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نرجس نونو
تاريخ التسجيل : 21/01/2011
| موضوع: رد: exam third year ancient civilisation 21.01.11 17:30 | |
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طالبة علم عضو جديد
تاريخ التسجيل : 13/11/2010 الموقع : ابحث عن الصواب
| موضوع: رد: exam third year ancient civilisation 19.09.14 11:17 | |
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