1. 8th E.G.B. – First Trimester Exam – Teacher: Mauricio Torres

2. Instructions
 We have very short time to do this practice so
try to do your best in the least amount of time.
 Write the answers and questions on a sheet of
paper or on your notebook.
 Think your answers well, be cool and
remember what you have learned in class.
 Use your own words.
 Pay attention: follow instructions carefully.
 Don’t shout out the answers!
 Concentrate on your test, be quiet and…
GOOD LUCK!

3. 1.- List
 Using the list below with the
following inhabitants of the Fertile
Crscent, fill in two important
details about each of them.
 Babylonians
 Hittites
 Phoenicians

4. 2.- Locate
 Locate,
very clearly, on the
Mesopotamia map, the following
items:
 Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
 The Fertile Crescent
 Persian Gulf
 Asia Minor
 Phoenicia
 Ur and Uruk

5. 2.- Locate

6. 3.- Identify
1. Which of the following is a Babylonian
invention?
 Code of Law
 Purple Dye
 Battle Chariot
 Credit

7. 3.- Identify
2. Which of the following developments
and innovations occurred during the
Neolithic?
 Sewers
 Writing
 Agriculture
 The Wheel

8. 3.- Identify
3. Who developed bipedalism?
 Australopithecus
 Homo Habilis
 Homo Erectus
 Homo Sapiens

9. 3.- Identify
4. Who developed agriculture?
 Australopithecus
 Homo Habilis
 Homo Erectus
 Homo Sapiens

10. 3.- Identify
5. ”land with relative low relief" is?
 Fertile Crescent
 Plain
 Plateau
 None of the above

11. 3.- Identify
6. Which of the following applies to
Polybius?
 Greek General
 Taken hostage by the Romans
 Student of Socrates
 None of the above

12. 4.- Explain
 What is the difference between
cuneiform and an alphabet?

13. 5.- Infer
 Why do you think people settled in the
Fertile Crescent. What characteristics
made it so special?

14. 6.- Describe
 Describe which elements did the Hittites
use in battle.

15. 7.- Relate
 Find the relation between the following
terms, according to what we have
learned in class, and write a complete
paragraph: Neolithic revolution –
agriculture – surplus.

16. 8.- Understand
 Using your own words, explain with an
example what is Bias; and also state
why we must avoid it when we write
about history.

17. Answers
 Use this time to check your answers.
 Correct them if needed
 Don´t cheat on yourself, this is a
practice of your skills and capabilities.
 Learn from your mistakes and…
ADAPT!

18. 1.- List
 Using the list below with the
following inhabitants of the Fertile
Crscent, fill in two important
details about each of them.
 Babylonians: Hammurabi, Code of Law
 Hittites: Chariots, iron weapons, their king
was murdered
 Phoenicians: Sailors, developed purple dye
and the alphabet, traders and pirates

19. 2.- Identify
Fertile Crescent
Asia Minor
Persian
Gulf

20. 3.- Identify
1. Which of the following is a Babylonian
invention?
 Code of Law
 Purple Dye
 Battle Chariot
 Credit

21. 3.- Identify
2. Which of the following developments
and innovations occurred during the
Neolithic?
 Sewers
 Writing
 Agriculture
 The Wheel

22. 3.- Identify
3. Who developed bipedalism?
 Australopithecus
 Homo Habilis
 Homo Erectus
 Homo Sapiens

23. 3.- Identify
4. Who developed agriculture?
 Australopithecus
 Homo Habilis
 Homo Erectus
 Homo Sapiens

24. 3.- Identify
5. ”land with relative low relief" is?
 Fertile Crescent
 Plain
 Plateau
 None of the above

25. 3.- Identify
6. Which of the following applies to
Polybius?
 Greek General
 Taken hostage by the Romans
 Student of Socrates
 None of the above

26. 4.- Explain
 What is the difference between
cuneiform and an alphabet?
 Cuneiform represented syllables with
symbols, while the alphabet uses other kind
of symbols (letters) to represent
sounds, such as vowels and consonants.

27. 5.- Infer
 Why do you think people settled in the
Fertile Crescent. What characteristics
made it so special?
 Because of the fertility of it’s soil. The land
was rich in nutrients, water was available
and this conditions led to the development of
agricultural centers which evolved into
villages and eventually cities.

28. 6.- Describe
 Describe which elements did the Hittites
use in battle.
 They used better iron weapons, which were
stronger than any other at the time. Also, the
battle chariot represented a new
development in warfare that caused fear in
the enemy and was very effective.

29. 7.- Relate
 Find the relation between the following
terms, according to what we have
learned in class, and write a complete
paragrapah: Neolithic revolution –
agriculture – surplus.
 During the Neolithic, there was a revolution
in the way humans lived and it was caused
by the development of farming. Humans
now could produce more than what they
could consume, creating a surplus. This
caused a population growth, the advent of
trade and civilization!

30. 8.- Understand
 Using your own words, explain with an
example what is Bias; and also state
why we must avoid it when we write
about history.
 If two countries fight a war between each
other, journalist or historians from each side
will write in a way in which their own country
looks more heroic, like a victim or like the
“good guys”. It is very important for us to
avoid it in order to give a more neutral point
of view of history.

31. Reminder:
 Check your notes from class.
 Visit the website:
ssclasstorremar.wordpress.com
 Use this practice as a guideline.
 And study…