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History – Year 7 – L5 to L8 – 2017 of 10

DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Management

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations 2017

YEAR 7 HISTORY TIME : 1h 30min

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

1. Insert the dates below in the correct order in the timeline provided.

1000 B.C.

90 B.C. 1500 B.C.

1974 A.D. 1789 A.D. 1090 A.D.

(Total: 6 marks)

2. Match the word to its definition. The first one is provided as an example.

1 chronology any document, object, or painting which were produced during

the period being studied

2 evidence the result of a series of events that took place

3 anachronism being aware of and sharing another person’s feelings,

experiences and emotions

4 cause 1 an arrangement of events as they occurred one after the other

5 effect it shades light on what happened in the past

6 empathy events that result from a series of events that occurred before

7 primary source something that does not belong to the period under study

(Total: 6 marks)

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3. Use the following sources to answer the questions below.

Source A: Għar Dalam Cave

Source B: Objects found at Għar Dalam

Cave used during the

prehistoric period

3.1 In Għar Dalam Cave, numerous remains of animals who don’t live in Malta and objects used

by people (source B) were found. From these remains, what do we learn about the Maltese

Islands and the cave?

(i) About the Maltese Islands: ______________________________________________ (1)

(ii) About Għar Dalam Cave: _______________________________________________ (1)

3.2.1 Sources C and D give us an insight on how temples looked like. What feature is missing

from the temples nowadays? ____________________________________________ (1)

3.2.2 What happened to make the temples today look different from how they looked in sources C

and D? ________________________________________________________________ (1)

3.3 What do we think took place in these temples?__________________________________ (1)

3.4.1 On the side of source E, behind the remains of the Skorba temple, we can see an object

which does not belong to the same period as the temple. What is this object?

______________________________________________________________________ (1)

3.4.2 How do we think were the temples built during the prehistoric period if they did not have

either this object nor any other modern tools?

_______________________________________________________________________ (2)

Source C: Model of a

temple found at Ħaġrat

Temple

Source D: Graphite of a

temple engraved in stone Source E: Remains of

Skorba temple


3.5 Why didn’t we find documents related to the building of these temples?

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

3.6 Name the Prehistoric temple found at Xagħra Gozo. ____________________________ (1)

Source F: Statue of a person

wearing clothes

Source G: Necklace made from

pebbles and bones

3.7 Source F shows a statue of a person wearing clothes. From what do you think were clothes

made of during the Prehistoric Period? ________________________________________ (1)

3.8 From sources F and G, how do we know that people in the prehistory were conscious of

their appearance?

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

(Total: 12 marks)

4. Use the following sources to answer the following questions.

Source H: Phoenicians

trading their merchandise

Source I: Phoenician’s Mediterranean trade routes


Source J

4.1 A period ended in Malta with the arrival of

the Phoenicians. What was this period

called? _________________________ (1)

4.2 Source H depicts Phoenicians as they

trade. Name the product which the

Phoenicians were renowned for.

_______________________________ (1)

4.3 Source I shows that the Phoenicians

travelled to other countries besides Malta.

From this source, name two other

countries to where the Phoenicians travelled.

________________________________

________________________________ (2)

4.4 For what purpose did the Phoenicians use Malta?

_______________________________________________________________________ (2)

4.5 Why do you think the Phoenicians had to turn to the sea for their trading industry?

_______________________________________________________________________ (2)

4.6 What can you see in source J? _____________________________________________ (1)

4.7 What information about the Phoenicians did archaeologists and historians obtain from

remains like the one seen in source J?

_______________________________________________________________________ (2)

4.8.1 Mark with a cross in the box to show which one of the above three sources belongs to the

Phoenician Period. (1)

4.8.2 How is the source you have marked known? __________________________________ (1)

4.8.3 What important discovery about the Phoenicians did archaeologists and historians make

thanks to this source?

______________________________________________________________________ (1)

(Total: 14 marks)


5. Read source K and then answer the questions that follow.

Source K

Lying low on a flat plateau overlooking the Burmarrad plain is a

Roman villa dating back to the third century B.C. that used to look

out on a Roman port. Tradition has it that St Paul was welcomed by

Publius in this same area…Although archaeological and historical

facts have not yet confirmed these popular beliefs, this important site

sheds light on Malta’s economy during the Roman period… Only a

small area of the site has been excavated… Three vertical presses …

and numerous settling vats dotting the area suggest the villa

probably produced oil. … Around the third century A.D., a thick

wall was built around the villa.

(Extract adapted from Times of Malta, 19th March 2012)

5.1 Source K refers to tradition. Could we consider tradition as evidence of what happened in

the past? Why do you think so? _____________________________________________ (2)

5.2 Is Source K a primary or a secondary source? State why. ____________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (2)

5.3 How was Malta called during the Roman Period?_______________________________ (1)

5.4 With what did the rich Romans decorate the floor of their homes? ____________________(1)

5.5 Name three objects of the Roman Period that were found in the Domus Romana at Rabat.

_____________________ ________________________ _________________________ (3)

5.6 In source K we read that a thick wall was built around the villa. Why do you think was this

wall built? ______________________________________________________________ (2)

5.7 Name a remain mentioned in source K which shows that olives were pressed on this site.

______________________________________________________________________ (1)

5.8 Besides the pressing of olives, name one other industry that was practised in Malta during the

Roman period. ___________________________________________________________ (1)

5.9 In around 40 words, describe the event of St Paul’s arrival in Malta.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (3)

(Total: 16 marks)


6. Observe the following sources and then answer the questions that follow.

Source L:_____________________________

Source M: ___________________________

6.1 Write in the correct place, which of the above sources is the Greek Theatre and which one is

the Colosseum. (2)

6.2 What type of shows were organised in the building of source L? _____________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

6.3 Mention one public place were the Romans used to meet._________________________ (1)

Source N: Not only were the Romans

and Greeks different in language but

they also differed in their interpretation

of art. The Greek statues depicted

perfect human figures, ideal beauty

whereas the Romans depicted them as

they were in reality. With all their

defects. We can see this both in the

Roman mosaics and frescoes. Athens

built its strength through sea trade

whereas the Romans expanded by

conquering lands. In Athens women

were not considered to be citizens

whereas in Rome, they were considered

to be so. The economy of both

civilisations depended on agriculture.

They both exported wheat, olive oil and

wine.

Source O : Roman roads

6.4 What difference do we note between Greek and Roman art in source N? _________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

6.5 Besides art, name one other aspect in which the Roman and Greek civilisation differed.

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)


6.6 From source N, what did the Romans and Greek export? __________________________ (1)

6.7 From the map of Roman roads seen in source O, name two countries that were under Roman

rule.

__________________________________(1) ___________________________________(1)

6.8 Why was it important for the Romans to have good roads? __________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

6.9 By writing the numbers from 2 till 6, put these pictures in order of chronology to show the

process of how a Roman road was constructed. The first one is given as an example. (5)

The Roman road.

Laying the foundations of the road.

Architect plans which is the best

path for the road.

The laying of the stones at

the surface.

A field worked by a Roman farmer.

Slaves digging the road.

6.10 The Romans considered the Mediterranean Sea to be a ‘Roman Lake’. Why did they consider

it so? ___________________________________________________________________(1)

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6.11 What do we understand by ‘Pax Romana’? _____________________________________(1)

6.12 Who was the greatest enemy of the Romans in the Mediterranean Sea? ________________(1)

6.13 How are the wars between the Romans and this enemy known? _____________________(1)

6.14 In which of these wars did the Romans win Malta? _______________________________(1)

(Total: 20 marks)

7. Use source P to answer the following questions.

7.1 Source P demonstrates how the Roman Empire was divided in 400 A.D.

(a) How was the part of the Roman Empire marked with the letter A on the map known?

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

(b) How was the part of the Roman Empire marked with the letter B on the map known?

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

7.2 How were the capital cities of the Empires marked with letters A and B called?

A: _________________________________ B: ________________________________ (2)

7.3 Why was there the need to divide this Empire? ________________________________ (1)

7.4 There was a change in the name of the Empire marked with the letter B. Underline the correct

name from the following.

(Babylonise, Byzantine, Persian, Berber) (1)

B

A

Source P


7.5.1 Between the years 535 A.D. and 870 A.D., Malta formed part of one of these Empires. Which

from the Empires seen in source P, did Malta form part?

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

7.5.2 Mention one remain belonging to that period. __________________________________ (1)

(Total: 8 marks)

8. Answer the following questions.

8.1 The Arabs were nomads. What does it mean to be a nomad? _________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (1)

8.2 In which country did the Islamic Religion begin? ________________________________(1)

8.3 Name the man who founded Islam. ___________________________________________ (1)

8.4 How is the Muslims’ holy book called? ________________________________________ (1)

8.5 What does the word ‘Islam’ mean?____________________________________________ (1)

8.6 Where do Muslims meet to give their worship? __________________________________ (1)

8.7 Name two things that people following Islamic Religion are obliged to do.

_________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ (2)

(Total: 8 marks)

9. Write a paragraph of around 100 words on ONE of the following titles.

9.1 The Egyptian Civilisation.

You could refer to: The River Nile and how it helped the Egyptian civilisation to develop,

Egyptian archaeological sites such as the pyramids and the Sphinx, the Pharaohs,

mummies, their belief in death and the afterlife, hieroglyphics, the papyrus and the everyday

life of the Egyptians.

9.2 The Greek Civilisation.

You could refer to: the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the Greek gods, the philosophers,

democracy, Athens and Sparta, Greek architecture, the Olympic Games, the Polis and the

everyday life of the Greeks.

(Total: 10 marks)


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