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2016 MOCK PAPER (1B)

HISTORY

1½ hours
This paper must be answered in English

1. All answers should be written on the answer sheet.

2. This paper carries 100 marks. All questions must be answered.

3. This paper covers the content of S1 Topic Four and Five only.

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5. Which ruler of Rome made Christianity lawful?
A. Constantine I
B. Augustus
C. Julius Caesar
D. Mark Anthony

6. Which of the following items are teachings of Buddhism?

(1) Karma
(2) Reincarnation
(3) Attaining Nirvana as the ultimate goal
(4) Equality of all people
A. (1), (2), (3) B. (1), (3), (4)
C. (2), (3), (4) D. (1), (2), (3), (4)

7. In which of the following countries was Islam not the major religion?
A. Iran
B. Turkey
C. India
D. Egypt

8. Which of the following places was the origin of Christianity?

A. India
B. Egypt
C. Rome
D. Palestine

9. Which of the following descriptions about the serfs in medieval times is correct?
A. They could leave the lord’s manors whenever they wanted.
B. They led a comfortable life.
C. They farmed for the lords.
D. Only a small part of peasants were serfs.

10. Which of the following powers was not held by the Pope of Rome?
A. Collecting a tenth of the common people’s crops
B. Crowning a king
C. Knighting a squire
D. Implementing Canon Law

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(II) Fill in the Blanks (16 marks)

1. Homer described in his long poem how (a)____________fought against the city
of (b)____________in Asia Minor.

2. Ancient Greece is famous for its philosophy. Great thinkers include (c)
____________, (d)____________and (e)____________.

3. (f) _______________________built up a large empire that covered Europe, Asia

and Africa in ten years’ time.

4. Octavian defeated (g)_________________________and became the only ruler of

the Roman world. He was given the tile (h)‘__________________________’.

5. When (i)_________________became king of India, Buddhism was very popular

in India; later, (j)_________________became popular again. Buddhism almost
disappeared in India.

6. People who believe in Islam are called (k)_________________and they believe

in (l)_________________, which is the Arabic word for God.

7. After two divisions, Christianity was divided into three branches:

(m)__________________________, (n)__________________________ and
(o)__________________________

8. In late medieval times, the middle class paid a large amount of money to the king
in order that their town might become (p) _________________.

(III) True or False (10 marks)

Write ‘T’ for correct statements and ‘F’ for incorrect statements.

1. The winners of the ancient Olympic Games would get a crown made of olive
leaves.
2. Greeks set up colonies along the Mediterranean coast.
3. Gladiator fights were the popular entertainment of Greeks.
4. The Carthaginians defeated the Romans in the First Punic War.

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5. Julius Caesar came from a family of common people and he was elected a consul
in 59 BC.
6. The Romans spoke and wrote Latin.
7. Buddhism believed in India’s caste system.
8. The Christian Church was very powerful in medieval times.
9. Medieval knights took part in sporting events such as jousts and tournaments.
10. Manors’ economy developed in medieval times and there was no trade.

(IV) Matching (10 marks)

Column A Column B
1. Aegean Sea A. Hannibal defeated the Romans at there.
2. Mediterranean Sea B. Alexander the Great failed to conquer this
place.
3. Knossos C. The Romans and the Carthaginians wanted
to control this area.
4. Cannae D. Mohammed left Mecca for this place.
5. Bethlehem E. Jesus was nailed to a cross outside there.
6. Jerusalem F. The early civilisation of Greece developed
from there.
7. Medina G. Alexander the Great conquered this place.
8. Mecca H. The birthplace of Mohammed.
9. Gaul I. The Minoans built a palace there.
10. India J. The birthplace of Jesus Christ.

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(V) Data-based Questions (39 marks)

1. Study the sources below and answer the following questions.

Source A
The following extract is about Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.
According to the Greek myths, Dionysus, the god of wine, protected farming in
Greece. When grapes were harvested, he taught farmers to make wine. He was
one of the favourite gods of the farmers in ancient Greece. Each year, farmers
would hold ceremonies for him. In the ceremonies, there was choir singing
songs to praise Dionysus. The primary form of plays gradually took shape in
the crazy celebrations of people. Generally, people believed that Greek tragedy
originated from the ceremonies held for Dionysus.

Source B
An imagination of Theatre of Dionysus, where the ancient Greeks held
ceremonies for Dionysus.

(a) According to Source A, why did the Greeks respect Dionysus? (2 marks)

(b) According to Sources A and B, did religion play an important role in

Greek life? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

(c) According to Source B, what were the characteristics of Greek

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(d) How did Greek religion affect their cultural development in other aspects?
Explain your answer with reference to Sources A and B, and using your
own knowledge. (6 marks)

2. Study the source below and answer the following questions.

Source A
The following extract is about the political system of the Roman Republic.
X were the protector of plebeians’ interests. They could always listen to
plebeians’ opinions and were responsible for protecting plebeians’ rights and
interests. At first, there were only two of them. The number of them gradually
increased to ten as plebeians’ awareness of protecting individual rights rose.
They had high social status. They could veto laws or resolutions suggested by
patricians that were unfair to the plebeians.

(a) According to the description in Source A, what was the position of X?

(1 mark)

(b) How did X protect plebeians’ interests? (3 marks)

(c) How did the view of plebeians on their own interests and rights change?
(3 marks)

(d) How did the political system of the Roman Republic prevent autocracy?
Explain your answer with reference to Source A and using your own
knowledge. (4 marks)

3. Study the source below and answer the following questions.

Source A
A painting about the medieval times

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 (a) What place in medieval times does Source A reflect? (1 mark)

(b) Which social class lived in castles? What were the characteristics of
castles? (4 marks)

(c) Which social class did people in Source A belong to? How did they earn
a living? (4 marks)

(d) How did the growth of towns and trade destroy the economic system
shown in Source A? Explain your answer using your own knowledge.
(4 marks)

(VI) Long Questions (15 marks)

1. Were Greek city-states a equal society? Explain your answer using Athens as an
example. (8 marks)

2. Explain how feudalism worked and its characteristics. (7 marks)

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 World History
S1 Mock Paper
Answer Sheet
Name: ___________________( ) Marks

Class: ____________________
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(I) Multiple Choice (10 marks)

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

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(II) Fill in the Blanks (16 marks)

a. b.

c. d.

e. f.

g. h.

i. j.

k. l.

m. n.

o. p.

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(III) True or False (10 marks)

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.
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(IV) Matching (10 marks)

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

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(V) Data-based Questions (39 marks)

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 World History
S1 Mock Paper
Suggested Answers

(I) Multiple Choice (10 marks)

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A

5. A 6. D 7. C 8. D

9. C 10. C

(II) Fill in the Blanks (16 marks)

a. Mycenae b. Troy

c. Socrates d. Plato

e. Aristotle f. Alexander the Great

g. Mark Anthony h. Augustus Caesar

i. Asoka j. Hinduism

k. Muslims l. Allah

m. Roman Catholic Church n. Eastern Orthodox Church

o. Protestant Church p. independent

(III) True or False (10 marks)

1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F

5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T

9. T 10. F

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(IV) Matching (10 marks)

1. F 2. C 3. I 4. A

5. J 6. E 7. D 8. H

9. G 10. B

(V) Data-based Questions (39 marks)

1 (a) Farmers in ancient Greece believed that Dionysus protected their
farming. Dionysus also taught them how to make wine. Thus, Dionysus
became one of the famers’ favourite gods.
(b) Yes. According to Source A, Greeks believed that Dionysus protected
their farming and they held annual ceremonies for Dionysus. This
reflected their respect to the gods. According to Source B, Greeks built
a great theatre to hold the ceremonies. Thus, religion played an
important role in Greek life.
(c) As reflected by the Theatre of Dionysus, Greek buildings were usually
supported by tall stone columns. They were also decorated with
sculptures.
(d) According to Source A, religious life of Greeks led to the development
of Greek plays. Greek tragedy originated from the ceremonies for
Dionysus. According to Source B, Greeks built many religious
buildings, such as the Theatre of Dionysus. In my own knowledge, the
the ancient Olympic Games were first held for religious purpose. In the
Olympic Games, sports events were held to honour Zeus.

2 (a) Tribunes.
(b) Tribunes listened to plebeians’ opinions and vetoed laws and
resolutions suggested by patricians that were unfair to the plebeians in
order to protect the interests of the plebeians.
(c) There was an increasing awareness among the plebeians on their
individual rights and interests. After the position of tribunes was set up,
the number of the position increased from two to ten in order to prevent
patricians from exploiting the interests of plebeians.
(d) According to Source A, the position of tribune was set up in the Roman
Republic. They could veto laws that were unfair to the plebeians in
order to prevent the domination of patricians. In my own knowledge,
later, the Roman Republic formed a government with two houses. The
Senate was the upper house, and its members were mainly patricians.
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 The Assembly was the lower house, and its members were mostly
plebeians. Its members were elected by the plebeians. This kind of
political system enabled plebeians to affect the law-making process of
the country. Rights were more equally distributed.

3 (a) Manor.
(b) Nobles. A castle was usually built on top of a small hill. It had tall
walls, and was surrounded by a moat. A drawbridge over the moat was
the only way into the castle.
(c) Peasants. Most of them were serfs. They had no freedom. A lord gave
them land to farm. For two to three days a week, a serf had to work on
his lord’s fields. He had to provide service for his lord.
(d) With the growth of trade and towns, serfs’ lords wanted them to pay
money instead of crops. Thus, the serfs had to sell their crops in
exchange for money. Later, some of them used the money they had
saved to buy their freedom from their lords. A large number of them
were employed by townspeople. Manors’ economy, which relied on
farming by peasants, was then weakened.

(VI) Long Questions (15 marks)

1 Athens was a famous city-state in ancient Greece. There were people with
different identities in which it was not an equal society.

Firstly, only citizens could participate in political activities. Citizens were

free adult men born in the city-state. They had many rights and could vote
in elections. They could also make laws, become officials, and help rule
their city-state. Only citizens could own land.

Secondly, women had lower status compared to men. In Athens, the father
was the head of the family. Women had a lower status. They stayed at home
and looked after their children. They did not enjoy the rights of citizens.
Girls did not go to school.

Finally, at the bottom of Athenian society were slaves. Most of them were
prisoners of war or poor people who could not pay off their debts. Slaves
had no rights. They could be sold by their masters, and they worked until
they died.

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 Therefore, Athens was not an equal society.

2 Feudalism was a system of government under which a lord gave land and
protection to his vassals. In return, the vassals fought for their lord, paid
him taxes and be loyal to him.

A vassal could not sell his fief. The size of a fief varied and it could be a
small village, a manor or a large region. When the vassal died, he passed
his fief on to his eldest son. If he died without children, the king or the lord
might take it back.

Feudalism was a strict system. A feudal society was like a pyramid. The
king was at the top. Then, came the nobles. Peasants were at the bottom.
Besides nobles, the Christian Church was also given land. Under feudalism,
a noble could be both a lord and a vassal. To the lord above him, he was the
vassal. To the vassals below him, he became the lord. His fief was like an
independent kingdom.

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