Monday, 29 October 2012

Videos we saw at class



Writing !!!

Mummy

For the exercise you had to do at home about the mummy, remember it is this link and you had to explain:
1. Materials they use
2. Steps they follow

You will see something this in the first page:


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Unit 2: Formation and expansion of peninsular kingdoms

Oral exam: 31st October. You will have to explain the historical maps in the unit (all of them). Imagine they don't have a legend or key.

Written exam: 7th November. The questions we have seen at class.

Remember that if you passed last exam, you don´t need to revise Unit 1.

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Unit 2: The first civilisations: Mesopotamia and Egypt

Oral exam: 30 October. 
Check the blue questions in the book

Written exam: Next 6 November.
See the underlined text and activities and maps we have seen at class

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Islam exam



1.       What is Islam? When did appeared and where? (3 points)

2.       What is a muslim? (2 points)

3.       Where were the Umayyad family from?. And the Abbasids family? (2 points)

4.       Explain what is (6 points)

1.       A Caliph:
2.       A vizier:
3.       An Emir:
5.       In the battle of Guadalete, who fought and when? (2 points)

6.       In the dependent emirate of Damascus, where was established the capital? (1 point)

7.       Which family did Abd-al-Rahman I belong to?. Where did he take refuge? (2 points)

8.       In which year the emirate of Cordoba gained independence from the Caliphate of Baghdad? (1 point)

9.       Tell me the years of the Golden Age in the Caliphate of Cordoba? (2 points)

10.   What is a Taifa? (2 points)

11.   How could the Taifa of Granada have enough money to pay the kings of Castile? (3 points)

12.   What is a Mozarab? (2 points)

13.   Can you draw? (2 points)

Horseshoe arch
cusped arch
















14.   Discuss a historical map (10 points):

1.       Description. Describe what do you see in the map, the geography and the period represented in the map.
2.       Analisis: Explain how the Islam appeared and how did it expand

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

PREHISTORY EXAM

And this is a copy of the first exam we did:



1.       What is Prehistory? When did it finished and why? (3 points)

2.       What is Human evolution? (2 points)

3.       Counting the years. (2 points)
1.       Which of these years is nearer our time: 1142 BC or 1194 BC?

  1. Write down the centuries for these years (use both the English and the Roman systems):  e.g.: 124 = 2nd century - siglo II (7 points)
124
2nd century
siglo II
324 Bc


84 BC


2100 BC


683 BC


739


1326BC


1817 BC



6. Relate (5 points)
A
Australopithecus

1
First burials, specialised tools
B
Homo Habilis

2
Discovered fire, hunted in groups
C
Homo Erectus

3
Examples of art, tools made of bone and horn
D
Homo Neanderthalensis

4
Walked Upright
E
Homo Sapiens Sapiens

5
First tools, could speak




7. Relate each sentence with its age (10 points):

Palaeolithic age
Neolithic Age
Metal Ages
Textiles



Sedentary



Lived in caves



warriors



Raising livestock



Hunting and Gathering



Agriculture



Smelting



king



Stone Tools




8. Vocabulary. Explain with your own words (10 points):
Gathering:
Pottery:
Hand mill:
Craftmen:
Wealth: