Universidad de Sta.

Isabel Basic Education Department World History First Periodical Examinations School Year 2011-2012 Name _________________________ Year & Section _________ Date ________
IA. Knowledge. Rearrange the scrambled letters below each description to form the word being described by the definition.

1. Large masses of land where the continents are seemingly on top of it. TEPLAS = ______________________ 2. Hard and rocky part of the earth. SURCT = _______________ 3. The process of gaining intelligence. TASIPEZITIONAN = _____________________ 4. The long-range manifestation of weather. MALICTE = ________________ 5. A large continuous mass of land on earth. ICONNENTS = ______________ 6. The study of the physical feature of a place or region. GRATOPOPHY = __________________ 7. A spherical representation of the earth. ELOGB = _____________ 8. Group of planets and other heavenly bodies. LAROS STEMYS = ____________________ 9. A changes in feature that organisms experience over generations of time. TELUVONIO = ________________ 10. The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere. REHATWE = _______________

IB. Organize the different Mesopotamian city states and its contributions according to the chronology of their rulership. Use the numbers 1-5 to indicate its proper order. Write the number on top of each box.

EMPIRE

ASSYRIANS AKKADIANS CHALDEANS SUMERIANS BABYLONIANS

CODE OF HAMMURABI

HANGING GARDEN

CUNEIFORM

EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE

IIA. Comprehension. Select the correct answer from column B that matches with the description listed under column A. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.

COLUMN A 1. It denotes ideas that are fictional. 2. The belief in the presence of spirit inhabiting nature. 3. This theory described that a massive proto-star passing the sun resulted in an intense tidal influence on the sun which eventually led to the formation of the planets. 4. The phenomenon concerning the sudden appearance of animals during the Cambrian and ordovican periods. 5. A system of belief which explains that all materials in in this universe were created out of absolute nothingness by powerful and intelligent entities. 6. A theory which explained that the universe emerged from an enormous dense and hot state 14 billion years ago. 7. A great deluge that wiped away many species of plants and animals. 8. Asteroids found between Mars and Jupiter which failed to accumulate in order to become a planet. 9. A religious belief that venerates only one god. 10. Remains of animals and plants embedded in rocks.

COLUMN B A. Animism B. Big bang theory C. Cambrian Explosion 1.____ 2.____ 3.____

D. Capture Theory E. Catastrophe Theory

4.____ 5.____

F. Creationism

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G. Fossil H. Monotheism I. Myth J. Planetisimals

7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 10.____

IIB. Fill each blank beside the EARTH word with the appropriate words listed below. Write the complete thought below.

OUR MOTHER EARTH AWAKEN OUR SPIRIT THAT IS CALLING TO US OF OUR HELP TO SAVE THE FUTURE TO OPEN OUR MIND AND SHES IN DIRE

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IIC. Read the brief description about the early human development below. Identify the notable progress and characteristics in human under the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods respectively. Write your answers on the appropriate columns. The longest period in human history was identified with notable progress in human development. These were shown first in the transformation of apes into modern forms of man. Likewise, in this period the initial use of stone tools to the discovery of the use of fire was witnessed. At the end, it resulted to the ability in fabricating a well refined tools and using of implements accordingly. Moreover, cultural evolution and technological development were also evident in this period of mans history. Learning to settle permanently in one place, the formation of a wellstructured society, cultivating and domesticating plants and animals, and the acquisition of specialized skills such as pottery and weave making were just some of the magnificent development in humans. Truly, as the man underwent his gradual evolution, sapientization occurred. PALEOLITHIC PERIOD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. NEOLITHIC PERIOD

III Application. If the Prime Meridian is designated as noontime, then what is the time in each time zone, 15 , 30 , 35 , 45 , and 50 , west of prime meridian and what is the time of the same distance but east of prime meridian? Draw a simple time zone map in showing the time.

IVA. Analysis. Give the missing pair of the word in each item. Write your answer on the space provided. 1. Babylonians : Marduk ; Mayans : __________________________ 2. Philippines : Malakas and Maganda ; Japan : _______________________________ 3. Homo Habilis : Handy Man ; Homo Erectus : ______________________________ 4. Bipedal : Legs ; Knuckle : _________________________ 5. Australopithecus : Southern Ape ; Homo : ____________ 6. Cenozoic Era : Age of Mammals ; Quaternary Period : _______________________ 7. Thomas Huxley : Biologist ; Jean-Baptiste Lamarck : ________________________ 8. Christianity : God ; Islam : ___________________ 9. Buddhism : Series of Cycles ; Hinduism : _______________________________ 10. Scientific Law : Proven Fact ; Theory : ___________________________ IVB. Read the statement below. Write T if the statement is correct. If it is false, underline the word(s) that makes the statement wrong. Write your answer on the space provided. 1. Evolution pertains to the various changes that take place over the long time. 1. ____

2. Most of the biologist agrees that the closest relatives of humans are the chimpanzees. 2. ____ 3. The present modern humans belong to the species of Homo sapiens sapiens. 4. Naturalists are people who study plants and animals. 3. ____ 4. ____

5. Naturalization is the process by which organism are able to preserve 5. ____ themselves and reproduce by acquiring positive traits. 6. African savanna is the place where the first humans appeared. 6. ____ 7. Theistic evolution states that god created the first cells and then employed various 7. ____ evolutionary process that eventually resulted in the creation of the species of organism. 8. Pre-history is the period in humankind that began after the invention of the 8. ____ system of writing. 9. C14 is a dating technique used to scientifically determine the age of trees. 9. ____ 10. Culture is the way of life of the people. 10. ____

V. Synthesis. Fill each box with a pertinent concept pertaining to civilization. (2pts. Each)

VI. Evaluation. (5pts.) Why the early civilizations were called river-valley civilization?