HISTORY MID-YEAR-EXAMINATION 2008
GREENDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Thursday 24 April 2008

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Rules&Regulations
1. Answer all questions.


1) What is history? [1m]


2) Why study history? [4m]
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3) What is a source? [1m]


4) Evaluating evidence. [3m]
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5) What is a fact? [1m]

6) What is an opinion? [1m]

7) What is a period? [1m]

8) Define the term “chronology”.[1m]

9) Describe a ‘civilisation’.[4m]


10) What are the similarities between the Indus Civilisations and the Shang Civillisation? Name me the occupations.[6m]





11) What is the ‘YELLOW RIVER’ known as?[1m]

12) What is a “myth’? [1m]

13) Where do ‘civilisations’usually begin?[1m]

14) Give me 4 reasons why there are people of the past living near seas? [4m]
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15) Why did the INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION decline?[2m]

16) Why did the SHANG CIVILISATION end?[2m]

17) Which system of ruling was used in China? [1m]

18) Kings were regarded as…[1m]

19) People who specializes in studying the past are known as….[1m]





The End.
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