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Test I Review: The Journey to Civilization, Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Overview: The test will include three sections and they are as follows – Multiple Choice (Knowledge and Understanding 25 Marks), Visual Deconstruction (Thinking 25 Marks) and a Journal (Communication 25 Marks and Application 25 Marks). Sample Questions Section I – Multiple Choice (Knowledge and Understanding 25 Marks) In this section there will be 25 Multiple Choice questions. Following are the instructions that will appear on the test and an example question. Instructions: Select the best answer by blacking out the letter adjacent to the best answer and then blacking out the same letter on the answer key next to the corresponding question number. Example: 1. In Sumer writing developed: a. Originally, to record taxation and trade b. Into cuneiform c. From pictographs to a syllabary to an alphabet d. All of the above e. Both a and b Section II – Visual Deconstruction (Thinking 25 Marks) Instructions: Carefully view the following visuals and answer the accompanying questions. Example: 1. The image of Hatshepsut is chipped away. Who was the perpetrator and what motivated this action? ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Wall reliefs are an excellent source of historical evidence, but they can distort the truth. Describe two manners of distortion. ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Section III – Journal (Communication 25 Marks and Application 25 Marks) Note: The journal question will be exactly the same on the test. Research and plan it ahead of time. Instructions: Write a historical journal from the perspective of one of the following individuals – a. Gilgamesh b. A Sumerian peasant c. Imhotep d. A skilled Pyramid builder during the Old Kingdom e. Akhenaton f. A common woman during the New Kingdom g. Hatshepsut h. Ramses II The journal should be double spaced. It should be about two pages. The journal should include the following: Reference to real places, individuals and events Use of era specific vocabulary and terminology Description of experiences and surroundings extrapolated from class lessons and readings on the respective time period First person perspective Realistic emotion, opinions and perspective Journal Rubric Below Level 1 0 – 49% Level 1 50 – 59% Limited ideas were communicated with way too many grammatical and spelling errors. 0 2 3 4 5 7 Below Level 1 0 – 49% Real places, individuals and/or events were not incorporated and description of emotions, opinions, perspectives, surroundings and experiences were inadequate. 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 Some ideas were communicated with many grammatical and spelling errors. 10 11 12 13 14 15 Level 1 50 – 59% Real places, individuals and/or events were minimally incorporated and description of emotions, opinions, perspectives, surroundings and experiences were barely adequate. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 60 – 69% 70 – 79% 80 – 100% Communication Ideas were Ideas were well Ideas were eloquently communicated with communicated without communicated, with superior use of some grammatical many grammatical and historical vocabulary. and spelling errors. spelling errors. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Level 2 60 – 69% Application Real places, individuals and/or events were incorporated and description of emotions, opinions, perspectives, surroundings and experiences were adequate. 15 16 17 Level 3 70 – 79% Level 4 80 – 100% Real places, individuals and/or events were well incorporated and description of emotions, opinions, perspectives, surroundings and experiences were detailed. 18 19 20 Real places, individuals and/or events were excellently incorporated and description of emotions, opinions, perspectives, surroundings and experiences were rich in detail. 21 22 23 24 25 Overall Review with Topics of Importance You should have knowledge of the following topics: 1. Evolution of humans – Australopithecus, Lucy, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, Homo Floresiensis , Homo Sapiens 2. The Paleolithic 3. The Great Leap Forward – Cave paintings, Tool and Clothing Improvements 4. Neolithic Revolution – Reasons, Plant and Animal Domestication, Gobekli Tepe, Jericho, Catal Huyuk 5. Elements of a Civilization – Agricultural Intensification, Science and Technology, Artisan and Craftsman, Trade and Commerce, Social Hierarchy, Government and Laws, Religion 6. Sumerian Civilization – The Development of Writing, Ziggurats, Ur and Uruk, Gilgamesh, Gods and Religion, Collapse of Farming and Decline 7. Babylonian and Assyrian Civilization – The Tower of Babyl, the Hanging Gardens, The Ishtar Gate, Hammurabi’s Code, Nebuchadnezzar II 8. Egyptian Civilization (Early Dynastic) – Menes (Narmar), the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, Mastabas, Memphis 9. Egyptian Civilization (The Old Kingdom) – Djoser, Step Pyramid, Imhotep (architecture and medicine), Viziers, Sneferu, Pyramid at Meidum, Bent Pyramid, Red Pyramid, Saqqara, Khufu, the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, Khafra, Menkaure, Giza, First Intermediate Period, Nomarchs 10. Egyptian Civilization (Middle Kingdom) – Mentuhotep II, Mentuhotep IV vs. Amenemhot I, Senusret III, Sobekneferu, Second Intermediate Period, Hyksos Invasion 11. Egyptian Civilization (New Kingdom) – Ahmose, Thebes, Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, Thutmose III, Akhenaton, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Sea People, Kadesh 12. Egyptian Civilization – Daily Life in Home and in Town, Mummification, Pyramids, In Temple, Party, Hieroglyphs 13. Ancient Israel – Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Jerusalem, the First and Second Temple, the Old Testament