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1 TIME ALLOWED FOR THIS PAPER: Reading time before commencing work: Working time for this paper: 10 minutes 1 hour & 30 minutes MATERIAL REQUIRED / RECOMMENDED FOR THIS PAPER: To be provided by the supervisor - This question and answer booklet To be provided by the candidate - Pens, pencils, eraser and / or correction fluid IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a nonpersonal nature in the examination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor BEFORE reading any further. All ipads and mobile phones must be turned off and in your bag along with any other devices and notes. Bags are to be closed and placed under the desk. INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES 1. Read through the paper to familiarise yourself with all the questions. 2. Use a blue or black ballpoint / ink pen. Do not answer in pencil. 3. Write your answers in this booklet. 4. Should you require more space than you have been given please use the spare sheet (at the back of this booklet) and ensure that you include your name and the question / statement that you are responding to. AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION - Any planning sheets or other pieces of paper MUST be handed in with this booklet. - At the end of the examination make sure that your name is on your booklet and any other pieces of paper used.

2 Structure of this paper Section Number of questions Suggested working time (minutes) Marks available Percentage of exam Section One: Multiply choice questions % Section Two: Time. Section Three: Ancient Civilization % % 100% Instructions to candidates 1. Sitting this examination implies that you agree to abide by the examination rules set down by Kinross College. 2. Answer the questions in the space provided. 3. You must be careful to keep your answers to the questions asked. 4. This examination contributes towards your report. If you have any questions, please ask them during the ten-minute reading time. 5. Manage your time wisely. Always give examples and answer each question. Make sure that what you have written makes sense. Note: Do not turn the page until you are asked to do so.

3 Section One: Multiple Choice Section One: INVESTIGATION THE PAST No Question ANSWER 1 What is the name given to someone who studies the past? a) Teacher b) Historian c) Hunter d) Gatherer 2 What is the name given to the period of time before writing was invented? a) Pre history b) Ancient Times c) Modern Times d) Medieval Times 3 What is the Latin word for around when discussing dates? a) Circard b) Circus c) Cirsa d) Circa 4 What does BC stand for? a) Beyond Current b) Behind Current c) Before Christ d) Beyond Christ 5 What does AD stand for? a) After Death b) Anno Domini c) Anno Death d) After Domoni 6 True or False: A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains is called an archaeologist.

4 7 Today we use the abbreviation CE, which stands for: a) Current Event b) Current Era c) Continental Event d) Counting Event 8 An item that was used by someone in the past, which can teach us about an event or a way of life is known as: a) A lie b) Primary Source c) The Truth d) Secondary Source 9 Which of the following is NOT an example of a Secondary Source? a) Text book b) Documentary c) Diary entry d) Wikipedia 10 What is the name given to an expert who finds evidence from the past, collects it, records it and interprets it? a) Archangel b) Artefact c) Archaeologist d) Arteologist 11 What is the name for an old item or object from the past, which reveals information about culture or society? a) Archangel b) Artefact c) Archaeologist d) Arteologist 12 Another word for an archaeological site is called a: a) Dug b) Dig c) Trowl d) Comb 13 Which everyday item was important in revealing information about culture, time and customs? a) Hairbrushes b) Pottery c) Pencils d) Mirrors

5 14 Which of the following is an example of an Absolute Dating Technique? a) Radiocarbon dating b) Radioactive dating c) Digital radio dating d) Speed dating 15 Where was the largest number of cave paintings found? a) Africa b) Britain c) Australia d) France 16 Where are the oldest cave paintings found? a) Africa b) Britain c) Australia d) France 17 Where did the first humans come from? a) Africa b) Britain c) Australia d) France 18 Who came up with the Theory of evolution? a) Charles Darwin b) Charles Broome c) Charles Manson d) Charles Winsor 19 How many years ago do archaeologist believe Aboriginal people came to Australia? a) b) c) 5000 d) The time in between the Old Stone Age (hunters and gathers only) and the New Stone Age (the move to farming societies) is known as: a) Monolithic Age b) Microlithic Age c) Mesolithic Age d) Megalithic Age

6 21 The Fertile Crescent is the area where the first farms began what area is this known as today? a) Africa b) Middle East c) Australia d) Asia 22 What was the name given to the stories about beliefs about how the world, people, animals and the landscape were formed? a) Composition Stories b) Cast Stories c) Called Stories d) Creation Stories 23 What is the name given to the people who had no set or permanent home/settlement? a) Hunter b) Nomadic c) Farmer d) Gatherer 24 What was the name of the first recognised civilisation? a) Mesolithic b) Mesopotamia c) Egyptian d) Greek 25 The people of Sumer in southern Mesopotamia were the first to use: a) Weapons b) Wood c) Water d) Writing

7 SECTION TWO: Short Answer: Telling Time 1. Look at the timeline above and complete the following problems: (4 Marks) a) How many years are between 300 CE and 600 CE? b) How many years between 400 BCE and 400 CE? c) How many years between 600 BCE and 100 CE? d) What year should be in the top left box? 2. Original time abbreviations included BC and AD. a) What does each stand for? ( 4 Marks) BC: AD: b) Which group of people started this time keeping system? (2 Marks) c) Why do you think this? (4 Marks)

8 3. What would happen if the Australian government decided to start counting years from: a) 2000? What year would it be now? (2 Marks) b) Our year of Federation (1901) - What year would it be now? (2Marks) 4. What is the modern abbreviation we use for: a) The years we are in? b) Years before year 1 (1 Mark) (1 Mark)

9 Section THREE: ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS Which Ancient Civilisation are you answering the entire following questions on? Ancient Question 1: Location On the map below, show the location of the Ancient Civilisation you will be answering your questions about.

10 Question 2: Society: Structure (10 Marks) Explain the structure of your ancient society by showing the hierarchy (the order) of citizens inside the triangle below. Be sure to include titles and descriptions.

11 Question 3: Society: Rich and Poor (8 Marks) Explain as much as you can about the rich and poor in the categories below. Try to use correct terms and add labelled diagrams if you like. HOMES RICH (WEALTHY) POOR FOOD CLOTHING EDUCATION

12 Question 4: Entertainment (12 Marks) Write a letter to a friend describing your day of entertainment. The purpose is to demonstrate your knowledge of your Ancient society s entertainment. You may write in a lot of detail about one event or describe a few events or activities in detail. (The more you show, the more marks you can receive discuss locations, building, procedures, outfits, rules, equipment, seating/viewing rules and more) DEAR

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14 Question 5: Government 1) What was the title of the leader? (E.g.: King, President, Prime Minister) (1 Mark) 2) How much power did the leader really have? (2 Marks) 3) Who made political decisions; the people or the government? Explain your answer. (2 Marks) 4) Explain how important the army was to this civilisation? Describe some of the jobs they had. (5 Marks)

15 Question 6: Religious Beliefs 1) Explain this civilisations attitude/view about religion. (3 Marks) 2) Name and describe 3 of the gods worshiped by these people? (12 Marks) Name of God Description/Power

16 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS S T V Z Z Q B H O M O S A P I E N F L K U L P Q F I T K F C T E H L A N D B R I D G E S C P F S M R Y Y G U H C N N T B A O Z B S H Y T S A N Y D G N A H S B R M I O N E A N D E R T H A L V T G E Z E E N K S M B B T I Y L K C G E X R S E E K A N B H R O G F R M A Y A T E U A A I U P E H P J V I X G U I C N S S A N T D U W P E U R T T I A V N R C N T G Y E E Y C F I I E L J C K E Y A S I B A H A A L I G O S S E F D Z Z L O I R V J R C N E M S T U U L O L S T G S R O A V Y V D D J H E T U G M A H C E L I A E A J O E S T N E E A Y P E I E N L L O I R O T L M E G J Y V F I M G R H U A N S I M H S R D N H C A N E P R B I Y O K I L E T G R K J U S G V H I L T O E J A T U R X N W A A Q V C E A Y Z A C C C A I T Z G N P N I N G Q H E R S Z P I U B H B E A I C S V G A A T L E D Y W S D U H U W K V P L T G C A R E I R C P P K S X E X L I T L A T V T I Y E O G Q Y O G T I P B N M W A M I A L N O X C H N L S R L R P G T R H X Y O P F Y E L I U I B G D E V E I H T F T T R S T Z N M T U A G O N C T B Y O G R C M Z O I F Z O U I T M A H Z B A T D I W I A Z G U E D N A M G J R E L H A D T K K L E U R M R R H L R G O S R T I R E O O L E V S E B I A S G X N O T O G A U M X E I N I F E Q A R Y G O T L O A A M U J P M V P Q O Q V O I S L K B T P W W H T P L C R C K X R O Z H K H Q O N D A M Q X E R Z S I C P E E L I N M F H P K O P X G Q P K J U A M AGRICULTURAL HOMO HABILIS PALEOLITHIC AGE REVOLUTION AGRICULTURE HOMO SAPIEN PEKING MAN ARABLE HUANG HE PREHISTORIC BIPEDAL ICE AGE RELIGION CATAL HUYUK INDUS RITUAL CAVE PAINTING LAETOLI RIVER CITADEL LAND BRIDGE SHANG DYNASTY CIVILIZATION LOGOGRAPH SHRINE CLAN LUCY SOCIAL CLASSES DELTA MEGALITHS STONE AGE DOMESTICATE METALLURGY SYSTEMATIC AGRICULTURE EUPHRATES NEANDERTHAL TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT NEOLITHIC AGE TIGRIS GRANARY NILE URBANIZATION HOMINID NOMAD HOMO ERECTUS ORE

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