Greeks Level LLE

Larbi Ben M’Hidi secondary school level 3 L Ph
Topic I May 2016

Third Term Final Exam
Part 1 : Reading (14)
Read the text carefully then do the activities
Ancient Greece is called 'the birthplace of Western civilization'. About: 3000 years ago, the Greeks
created a way of life that other people admired and copied, The Romans copied Greek art and Greek gods, for
example. The Ancient Greeks tried out democracy, started the Olympic Games in 776 BC and left in science, art and
philosophy (thinking about life)
Ancient Greeks originate from the island of Crete; there lived a people now called Minoans. The name
comes from their King Minos who with other Minoan kings grew rich from trade, and built fine palaces. The Minoan
civilization ended about 1450 BC. After the Minoans came the Mycenaeans. They were soldiers from mainland
Greece, and were the Greeks who fought Troy (nowadays Turkey) and won the war thanks to the trick of "The
Wooden Horse” in the 1200s BC. After the Mycenaean age ended about 1100 BC, Greece entered a “Dark Age”.
This lasted until the 800s BC when the Greeks set off by sea to sell, explore, trade and set up colonies. That was the
start of "Archaic" Greek civilization that included mainland Greece, Greek Islander and the colonies scattered
through the Mediterranean Sea coast; there were Greeks in Italy, Sicily, Turkey, North Africa and as far west as
France. The Greeks took their way of life to many places. Around 480 BC the classical period or “Golden age” of
Greece began.
Ancient Greece had a warm, dry climate, as Greece does today. People fived toy farming, fishing, and trade, Some
were soldiers. Others were scholars, scientist, sportsmen or artists. Most Greeks lived in villages or in small cities.
There were beautiful temples with stone columns and statues; one of the ancient wonders was a statue of Zeus at
Olympia, made of gold and ivory by a Greek sculptor Phidias. This was placed inside a Temple, although it was a
towering 42 feet high, The Greeks constructed also open-air theaters where people sat to watch plays, Many
Greeks were poor, Life was hard because farmland, water and timber for building were all scarce. That's why many
Greeks sailed off to find new tends to settles.
There was not one country called "Ancient Greece." Instead, there were small “city-states”. Each city-state had its
own government, Sometimes the city-states fought one another; sometimes they joined together against a bigger
enemy, the Persian Empire. Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Macedonia and Olympia were five of these city-states. Only a
very powerful ruler could control all Greece. He was Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia who did it in the
300s BC. His army not only conquered Greece but also an empire that reached as far as Afghanistan and India.
Adapted from BBC 2014 *Primary History” Ancient Greece
A/comprehension (07)
1 – The text is :
a) Argumentative b) narrative c) expository
2 - Are the following statements true or false:
a) The Greeks had a little influence on the Romans
b) The Myceneas defeated the Trojans in 1200 BC.
c) The Olympic Games started during the Dark Age.
d) The Greeks civilization spread to other territories;
3 – Answer the following questions according to the text

a) When did the Greek civilization flourish?
b) Did the Greek celebrate outdoor events? If yes, where?
c) Who unified Ancient Greece?
4- Give a suitable title to the text?
5) – What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to

a) Who (§2) =…………………… c) It (§4) =……………………………
B) Text exploration: (08)
1) – Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following:
a) Gathered (§2) =…………………… c) Abundant (§3) =……………………………
2- Which adjectives can be derived from the following words:
Words Trade Colony Art Sail

Adjectives
3- Combine the following sentences using the given connectors:
1. a- Ancient Greeks turned to the sea. Farmland and water were rare in Ancient Greece (because)
b- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. a- Most of the Ancient civilizations were large empires. Ancient Greece was constituted of independent city-states
(unlike)
b- ……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………
3. a- Ancient Greece had few natural resources. The Greeks succeeded to develop a fascinating civilization (although)
b- ………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………..
4- Classify the following words according to their number of syllables:
Lasted – colonies – civilization - reached

5- Re-order the following sentences to get a coherent paragraph:
a) They would use their intelligence and reasoning skills

b) One of the unique and wonderful of Greek inventions was philosophy
c) This means rather than using myths and stories to understand the world
d) Philosophy was the special way Greeks attempted to make a sense out the world, in a non-religious way.
Part II: writing: (5 pts)

Choose one of the following topics
Topic 1: Ancient Greece was one of the most fascinating civilizations of the past. Write an article about the major
accomplishments (achievements) of this civilization. You may use the following notes:
 Developed philosophy and rational thinking.
 Made discoveries in science and Astronomy / Established democracy
 Developed fine arts and built temples
 Developed sports (the Olympic Games)
Topic two: write a composition of about 80 words speaking about the major factors which contributed to the rise of ancient
civilizations.

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Topic I May 2016

Adapted from BBC 2014 *Primary History” Ancient Greece

3 – Answer the following questions according to the text

4- Give a suitable title to the text?

5) – What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to

B) Text exploration: (08)

1) – Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following:

a) Gathered (§2) =…………………… c) Abundant (§3) =……………………………

2- Which adjectives can be derived from the following words:

Words Trade Colony Art Sail

3- Combine the following sentences using the given connectors:

4- Classify the following words according to their number of syllables:

Lasted – colonies – civilization - reached

a) They would use their intelligence and reasoning skills

Part II: writing: (5 pts)

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