SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE
FIRST TERM COMMON TEST, 2020–21
S1 HISTORY
Time allowed: 30 minutes Total number of pages: 3 Total marks: 32
Answer ALL questions. Write all your answers on the answer sheets provided.
A. Fill in the blanks (12 marks)
Fill in the following blanks with the most appropriate words or phrases.
1. Sister __(a)__ was the first principal of our school. Before our move to the Chi Fu district in 1982, our
campus was located on __(b)__ Road.
2. In the Christian calendar, the years after the birth of Jesus Christ are called ‘AD’, which is the short
form for __(c)__.
3. The word civilisation comes from the Latin word __(d)__, which means a __(e)__ or a person who
lives in a city or town.
4. The photo on the right shows a __(f)__ built by the ancient
Egyptians. It was used to put the dead body of a __(g)__,
which means an Egyptian king.
5. The earliest civilisation in Europe was started on the island of
__(h)__ in the __(i)__ Sea region.
6. The Mycenaeans were very warlike. They fought the __(j)__
War in Asia Minor which took them ten years to win.
7. The ancient Athenians and Spartans lived in very different ways. For example, the Athenians practised
__(k)__ for their government while the Spartans practised timarchy. However, they also shared many
things in common. For example, both city-states did not allow the women, children, and __(l)__ to
take part in politics.
B. Multiple Choice (8 marks)
Study the following questions and choose the most appropriate answers.
1. Which of the following dates was the 2. Which of the following is a primary non-
earliest in time? written source?
A. 479 BC A. a fiction about the First World War
B. AD 479 B. a diary written by a soldier during the First
C. 1974 BC World War
D. AD 1974 C. a gun used by a soldier during the First
World War
D. a movie called ‘1917’ about the First World
War that was shown in cinemas earlier this
year
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3. When describing time, ten years are called a 4. Which of the following was NOT among the
____, while 100 years are called a ____. ‘Four cradles of civilisations’?
A. decade … century A. Aztec civilisation
B. century … decade B. Fertile Crescent civilisation
C. decade … millennium C. Huanghe Valley civilisation
D. century … millennium D. Indus Valley civilisation
5. Arrange the following peoples according to 6. Which of the following were city-states in
the chronological order that they took over ancient Greece?
the Greco-Roman civilisation, starting from
the earliest. (i) Marathon
(ii) Olympia
(i) Dorians (iii) Thebes
(ii) Minoans
(iii) Mycenaeans
A. (i) and (ii) only
A. (i) (ii) (iii) B. (i) and (iii) only
B. (i) (iii) (ii) C. (ii) and (iii) only
C. (ii) (i) (iii) D. (i) (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii) (iii) (i)
7. Which of the following statements about the 8. Which of the following was the wealthiest
geographical features of Greece are true? city-state in ancient Greece?
(i) Greece was very mountainous. A. Olympia
(ii) It was located on a river valley. B. Athens
(iii) The soil was poor due to dry climate. C. Thebes
D. Sparta
A. (i) and (ii) only
B. (i) and (iii) only
C. (ii) and (iii) only
D. (i) (ii) and (iii)
C. Data-based Questions (12 marks)
Study Sources A and B and answer the questions that follow. You should use COMPLETE SENTENCES
in this section or risk a penalty of 0.5 mark per question.
SOURCE A: Below is a picture that shows a school in city-state A.
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SOURCE B: Below is a picture that shows a school in city-state B.
(a) What kind of historical sources do Sources A and B belong to? (2 marks)
(b) What were city-state A and city-state B respectively? Briefly explain your answer with reference to
Sources A and B. (2+2 marks)
(c) City-states A and B were the strongest city-states in ancient Greece. How could the education shown
in Sources A and B help to make them so strong? Explain your answer. (2+2 marks)
(d) Suppose you were the king of another city-state. You would like to improve the education system in
your city-state. Would you prefer to learn from city-state A or city-state B? Briefly explain why you
think one was better than the other. (2 marks)
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