[left]3rd year Literary Streams
Final Examination
The term civilization basically means the level of development at which people live together peacefully in communities. Ancient civilization refers specifically to the first settled and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.
The study of ancient civilization is concerned with the earliest segments of the much broader subject called ancient history. The span of ancient history began with the invention of writing in about 3100 BC and lasted for more than 35 centuries. Mankind existed long before the written word, but writing made the keeping of a historical record possible.
The first ancient societies arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley region of modern Pakistan, in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley of China, on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea, and in Central America. All of these civilizations had certain features in common. They built cities, invented forms of writing, learned to make pottery and use metals, domesticated animals, and created fairly complex social structures with class systems.
The single, decisive factor that made it possible for mankind to settle in permanent communities was agriculture. After farming was developed in the Middle East in about 6500 BC, people living in tribes or family units did not have to be on the move continually searching for food or herding their animals. Once people could control the production of food and be assured of a reliable annual supply of it, their lives changed completely.
History for Kids p451
A/ Comprehension
Read the text above then do the activities that follow
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right completion
A- The text is……………a) expository b) prescriptive c) narrative.
2-Re-order the following ideas as they occur in the text.
a) Without agriculture no civilization could have existed.
b)The definition of an ancient civilization.
c) Writing helped man to write the history of mankind.
3-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a)What is civilization?
b) Which achievements did ancient civilizations have in common?
c) Why did people have not to move continually?
4-Ask the question that the underlined word(s) answer.
a) Writing lasted for more than 35 centuries.
b) They built cities.
5-Who/What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a)That §1 b) These §3 c) It §4.
B/Text Exploration
1-Match following words with their synonyms.
Word synonym
Development Supply
A century Growth
Began Started
Provision 100 years
2-Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’
a)Settled b) concerned c) called d) recorded e)invented f) produced
……………../ t / ……………/ d / ……………./ id /
3-Which nouns can be derived from the following words:
a) Exist b) social c) settle d) rise e) appear f) collapse
4-Complete sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’
1-a) The Mesopotamian civilization and the Inca civilization are different.
b) The Mesopotamian and the Inca civilizations differ…………………….
2-a) The Egyptian civilization is very ancient. The Chinese civilization is very ancient.
b) Both…………………………………………………………
3-a) No other civilization was more fascinating than the Mesopotamians’.
b)The Mesopotamian civilization was…………………………
5-Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables:
a) Conquered b)
6- Re-order the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.
-They called it Al Andalus,
-Muslim armies conquered southern Spain in 711.
- and it became the richest country in Europe.
- In 1492, Granada fell to Christian rulers.
-The Muslims, or Moors as they are sometimes called, brought new crops and new
technology, such as water wheels.
Part Two: Written Expression
Write about either
Topic1: Civilizations emerge, grow, develop, expand…then, collapse and fall and
sometimes disappear without a trace.
Use the following notes to write a paragraph about the causes of the rise and
fall of civilizations throughout time, giving examples of famous ancient civilizations.
Causes of the rise: Peace, Sovereignty, Water, self-reliance, unity, strong government….
Causes of the collapse: Epidemics, wars, climate change, natural catastrophes.
Or
Topic 2: What can you do as honest citizen to help fight corruption in Algeria?
Write a paragraph about the causes and results of corruption and how you
can participate in its eradication.
Good luck
Final Examination
The term civilization basically means the level of development at which people live together peacefully in communities. Ancient civilization refers specifically to the first settled and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.
The study of ancient civilization is concerned with the earliest segments of the much broader subject called ancient history. The span of ancient history began with the invention of writing in about 3100 BC and lasted for more than 35 centuries. Mankind existed long before the written word, but writing made the keeping of a historical record possible.
The first ancient societies arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley region of modern Pakistan, in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley of China, on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea, and in Central America. All of these civilizations had certain features in common. They built cities, invented forms of writing, learned to make pottery and use metals, domesticated animals, and created fairly complex social structures with class systems.
The single, decisive factor that made it possible for mankind to settle in permanent communities was agriculture. After farming was developed in the Middle East in about 6500 BC, people living in tribes or family units did not have to be on the move continually searching for food or herding their animals. Once people could control the production of food and be assured of a reliable annual supply of it, their lives changed completely.
History for Kids p451
A/ Comprehension
Read the text above then do the activities that follow
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right completion
A- The text is……………a) expository b) prescriptive c) narrative.
2-Re-order the following ideas as they occur in the text.
a) Without agriculture no civilization could have existed.
b)The definition of an ancient civilization.
c) Writing helped man to write the history of mankind.
3-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a)What is civilization?
b) Which achievements did ancient civilizations have in common?
c) Why did people have not to move continually?
4-Ask the question that the underlined word(s) answer.
a) Writing lasted for more than 35 centuries.
b) They built cities.
5-Who/What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a)That §1 b) These §3 c) It §4.
B/Text Exploration
1-Match following words with their synonyms.
Word synonym
Development Supply
A century Growth
Began Started
Provision 100 years
2-Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’
a)Settled b) concerned c) called d) recorded e)invented f) produced
……………../ t / ……………/ d / ……………./ id /
3-Which nouns can be derived from the following words:
a) Exist b) social c) settle d) rise e) appear f) collapse
4-Complete sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’
1-a) The Mesopotamian civilization and the Inca civilization are different.
b) The Mesopotamian and the Inca civilizations differ…………………….
2-a) The Egyptian civilization is very ancient. The Chinese civilization is very ancient.
b) Both…………………………………………………………
3-a) No other civilization was more fascinating than the Mesopotamians’.
b)The Mesopotamian civilization was…………………………
5-Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables:
a) Conquered b)
6- Re-order the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.
-They called it Al Andalus,
-Muslim armies conquered southern Spain in 711.
- and it became the richest country in Europe.
- In 1492, Granada fell to Christian rulers.
-The Muslims, or Moors as they are sometimes called, brought new crops and new
technology, such as water wheels.
Part Two: Written Expression
Write about either
Topic1: Civilizations emerge, grow, develop, expand…then, collapse and fall and
sometimes disappear without a trace.
Use the following notes to write a paragraph about the causes of the rise and
fall of civilizations throughout time, giving examples of famous ancient civilizations.
Causes of the rise: Peace, Sovereignty, Water, self-reliance, unity, strong government….
Causes of the collapse: Epidemics, wars, climate change, natural catastrophes.
Or
Topic 2: What can you do as honest citizen to help fight corruption in Algeria?
Write a paragraph about the causes and results of corruption and how you
can participate in its eradication.
Good luck