1.

Complete the following dialogue between A and B: (4pts)

A:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
B: Yes, I enjoy reading about ancient people.
A:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
B: Well, I learn about their life styles, their myths and their realizations.
A:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B: No, books are not the only source for me in the field.
A:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
B:The main thing that fascinates me is about the success they realized despite the hardships they met.

2-Imagine what B says and complete the following dialogue.

A: Did you watch yesterday documentary on National Geographic channel?
B: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
A: It was about the decline of the Mesoamerican civilizations.
B: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
A: One of the main causes was the Spanish conquest.
B: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
A: Yes, every Saturday at 7 p.m. They show interesting documentaries on ancient civilizations.

3-Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent paragraph.

a) Advances such as writing, epigraphy, and the calendar did not originate with the Maya;
b) due to the high degree of interaction and cultural diffusion that characterized the region.
c) however, their civilization fully developed them.
d) The Maya civilization shares many features with other Mesoamerican civilizations

4-Fill in the gaps with words from the list:

Carthaginian -commander - educated - son
Massinissa was the ……1…… of king Gala (or Gaïa) of the Massylians, and was ……2…… in Carthage - a kind way
to say that he was in fact a hostage. When he was almost thirty years old, he served as a ……3…… of a Numidian
cavalry unit in the ……4…… army in Iberia.

5-Fill in the gaps with four words from the list below.
done -rapid - civilization - learn - decline - culture

Why did this great civilization fall? The history of humankind has been marked by patterns of growth
and …...1...... . Some declines have been gradual, occurring over centuries. Others have been …...2......,
occurring over the course of a few years. War, drought, natural disaster, disease, overpopulation, and
economic disruption: any of these can bring about the collapse of a .......3....... . Internal causes can combine
with external causes to bring about a collapse. What does this mean for modern civilizations? What can
we ......4...... from the past?

6-Fill in each gap with one wordfrom the listbelow:

stories - understand - their - generation
Myths are traditional stories. The Greeks used myths to explain things they did not …(1)… . At first,
myths were passed down from generation to …(2)… by word of mouth. Later, Greek poets created epic …
(3)... based on those legends. An epic is a long poem about great heroes and …(4)… deeds.

7-Fill in the gaps with FOUR words from the list.

important – fish – food – civilizations – defensive - trade
Man has depended a great deal upon the sea for centuries. It has been a source of ………… for many
nations. It was considered as a …………… barrier against the raiding war bands as well as a means of
transportation. It has played an …………. role in the spread of a lot of …………….. and the development of
culture.
 8-Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent paragraph.
a) they did not keep these inventions for themselves.
b) This enrichment is often the result of contacts of various kinds.
c) History shows that the civilizations enrich one another.
d) For example, though Ancient Egyptians had invented many things and achieved important scientific
successes on their own,
9-Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
a) which was for the benefit of all humans.
b) In the Middle Ages, when the West was torn by wars and ignorance,
c) It carried the torch of science and thought
d) the Islamic civilization flourished considerably.

10-Complete the following conversation between A and B.

A :.. ………………………………………….
B: Yes, I enjoy reading about ancient civilizations.
A: ………………………………………….
B: Well, I learn about their life style, myths and their relations.
A: ……………………………………………
B: No, books are not the only source for me in this field .Museums, ruins and even the Internet supply useful
facts to enrich my knowledge about history.
A: …………………………………………
B: The main thing that fascinates me about them is the success they realized despite the hardships they met.

11-Fill in the gaps so that the passage makes sense.

Learning about ancient civilizations is a ……….. important issue. It helps me discover life in the ………. .
It shows me how people were living, and ………..  they used think and overcame their difficulties. I also
understand that these …………… have had a great impact on our life in general.

Complete the following dialogue.

Amel : ……………………………………………. ?
Karim : The Egyptian language was written in hieroglyphics, a system of picture symbols that stood for
ideas and sounds.
Amel : ……………………………………………. ?
Karim : They began to use this system around 3000 B.C.
Amel : ……………………………………………. ?
Karim : It consisted of over 700 picture symbols.
Amel : ……………………………………………. ?
Karim : Well..... on monuments, temples and tombs in addition to papyrus which they created.

12-Re-order the following sentences to get a coherent paragraph .

a) He united the various tribes and groups of peoples in Andalusia
b) the first Umayyad ruler, called the “Falcon of Andalus .
c) The Golden Age of Islam began under ‘Abdu’r-Rahman,
d) when he became Caliph of Cordoba in 756.

13-match each term in column A with its definition in column B.

A B
-Civilization - People who have no permanent home but just wander in search of food.
-Empire - The study of cultures of the past, and of periods of history by examining the remains
of buildings and objects found in the ground.
-Archaeology -A state of human society that is very developed and organized.
-Nomads - A group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government.