Week11
Level I Grade 7
Week: 11
From: Nov. 11 Till Nov. 15, 2018
Exam Timetable:
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
HW
Questions in bold are Grid Questions
Questions in italic are Poorly Answered Questions in past exam(s).
HW Material: 1819-HIH20
Sample Questions Exam
1. Know what the solar calendar was
2. Know what BCE stands for
3. Know the difference between BCE and CE
4. Know what a decade is
5. Know what a century is
6. Know what the lunar calendar was
7. Know when Catal Huyuk was built
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8. Know what surplus means
9. Know where the Incas came from
10. Know what Homo Erectus was
11. Know where the earliest example of Homo Sapiens was found in
Europe
12. Know what is meant by the term Neolithic
13. Know what is meant by the term Paleolithic
14. Know what the theory of evolution is
15. Know the purpose of 'c'
16. Know how the alphabet and pictograms are different
17. Know how early humans recorded events
18. Know an early form of record keeping
19. Know the features of early civilization
20. Know why rivers were important to early towns
21. Know which empire emerged after the fall of the second Babylonian
empire in 550 BCE
22. Know where the Yangtze river valley is situated
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23. Know when Rome was founded
24. Know where Mach-Picchu is situated
25. Know what foodstuffs were grown in South America
26. Know why people in England domesticated dogs
27. Know the development that took place in East Asia around 2200BCE
28. Know where the Kush Civilisation emerged
29. Know when the first cities in Western Asia appear
30. Know where humans found the first metals
31. Know the discoveries that were made at the end of the stone age
32. Know what questions to ask when judging a source’s reliability
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1.
Know what the solar calendar was Sample
The solar calendar was a calendar that was based around the sun.
2.
Know what BCE stands
BCE stands for Before Common Era.
3.
Know the difference between BCE and
As one moves forward in time the year numbers in
BCE get lower.
4.
Know what a decade is
A decade is 10 years.
5. Know what a century is
A century is 100 years.
6.
Know what the lunar calendar was
The lunar calendar was a calendar that was based around
the moon.
7.
Know when Catal Huyuk was built
Catal Huyuk was built around 8000 years ago.
8.
Know what surplus means
Surplus means to have extra/more than you need.
9.
Know where the Incas came from
The Incas came from south America
10.
Know what Homo Erectus was
Homo Erectus was the first hominid to use fire and spread out of Africa.
11.
Know where the earliest example of Homo Sapiens
was found in Europe
The Earliest example of Homo Sapiens in Europe was found in France
12.
Know what is meant by the term Neolithic
Neolithic means New Stone Age.
13.
Know what is meant by the term Paleolithic
Paleolithic means Old Stone Age.
14.
Know what the theory of evolution is
The Theory of Evolution is the theory that humans developed over millions of years.
15.
Know the purpose of 'c'
Because we often only know roughly when things happened in ancient times, we sometimes have to
preface dates with ‘circa’ or ‘c’ – this simply means ‘about’ or ‘around’.
16.
Know how the alphabet and pictograms are different
The alphabet uses sounds and pictogram uses pictures.
17.
Know how early humans recorded events
Pictograms
18.
Know an early form of record keeping
A piece of string with knots tied into it was used as an early form of record keeping.
19.
Know the features of early civilization
Early civilizations contained such features as development of a writing system, a concentration of
people living in one area, the start of record keeping, and a surplus of food.
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20.
Know why rivers were important to early towns
Rivers were an important source of fresh drinking water for inhabitants of early towns.
21.
Know which empire emerged after the fall of the second
Babylonian empire in 550 BCE
The Persian Empire emerged after the fall of the second Babylonian Empire in 550BCE.
22.
Know where the Yangtze river valley is situated
The Yangtze river is in China.
23.
Know when Rome was founded
24.
Know where Mach-Picchu is situated
25.
Know what foodstuffs were grown in South America:
Corn, chillies, beans and potatoes were all grown by natives of South America.
26.
Know why people in England domesticated dogs:
People in England domesticated dogs for hunting.
27.
Know the development that took place in East Asia around
2200BCE
Irrigation techniques were developed in East Asia around 2200BCE.
28.
Know where the Kush Civilisation emerged
The Kush civiliasation developed in modern day Sudan.
29.
Know when the first cities in Western Asia appear
The first cities in Western Asia appeared between 3000-2500 BCE.
30.
Know where humans found the first metals
Humans found the first metals on the riverbeds.
31.
Know the discoveries that were made at the end of the stone
age
The wheel, development of agriculture, pottery, and the use of metal for tools were all discovered by
the end of the stone age.
32.
Know what questions to ask when judging a source’s
reliability
When judging the reliability of a written source, you must ask who is telling the information, when it
was written, and why.
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