Ancient Civilization Exam

Ancient Civilization exam 

Read the text carefully then do the activities below

          The additions of the Muslims to the Human Civilization are a fact that cannot be denied. The

greatest non-Muslim scholars have stood a testimony to this fact in the numerous books they produced over centuries. It has been revealed that the Muslims made great and revolutionary contributions to the knowledge that existed then. Without their motion, we would make a serious injustice on our own civilization and modern values.

           No discipline is void of the Muslims’ names. It is a purely negative attitude from the part of

non-Muslims to forget their transition from the Greek to the Western supremacy. The Muslims, on the one hand, mediated the Greek and Latin knowledge and on the other hand, made considerable improvements and commentaries on the existing work. They added, for the first time, experiment and observation to science. They founded new branches that were still unknown. They preserved their global heritage of what is called ‘science’ for the following generations in the east and the west.

         The preservation of this precious heritage is an unforgettable contribution of the Muslims to the human efforts. But the Muslims had meant much more than those simple translators or mediators. They were discoverers and inventors, too. They were a part of the traditional science that the Greeks, Romans, Indians and Chinese had  tested  centuries before.

               Adapted from ‘The Regional Conference on the Muslim Civilization’. Dallas, Texas. June 2001

A-Comprehension and  Interpretation :

1. Write the letter which corresponds to the right answer.

      A- The non-Muslims recognized Muslim contributions in their……….

                                           1. cooperation.       2. collaboration.       3. publications.

       B- Experiment and observation were first introduced by the……………

                                           1. Greek civilization. 2. Muslim civilization. 3. Latin civilization.

2. Are these statements true or false? Write “T” or “F” next to the letter corresponding to

the statement.

        a. In their writings, non-Muslims have ignored the Islamic additions to their heritage.

        b. There are still non-Muslims who do not recognize the Muslims’ contributions.

        c. The Muslims have  translated the knowledge of other civilizations.

        d.The Muslims have brought  new  inventions .

3. In which paragraph is it mentioned that :

          a. Muslims made important contributions to modern civilization

b. Muslims contributed to the evolution of scientific research

4. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. Did the Muslims contribute to the evolution of the  Human Civilization?

b. Did the Muslims only translate and mediate other cultural heritages? Justify.

c. What did the Muslims bring to science?

5. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

a. their (§ 2)                                                       b. they (§ 2)

B-Text Exploration

1- Find in the text  a word  whose definition is  :

  ……………= All the things that have been passed on over many years in a country (3§)

1. Find in the text words that are synonyms to the following:

      a. evidence (§1)                b. established (§2)              c. valuable (§3)

2. Complete the chart as shown in the example.

Verbs	Nouns	Adjectives
To use	Use	Useful
To found	……………….	………………………..
…………………………..	modernity	....................................
…………………………	………………….	preserved

3. Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).

1. a. They founded new unknown branches.

    b. New branches……………………………………………………

4. Join the pairs of sentences to make meaningful ones using the given connector.Make the necessary changes:

 1.a.The Muslims contributions were important.

    b.No one could deny them .                                                                                      ( so………that)

 2.a. Andalusia(to be) governed by Muslims .

     b.All the other religions (to be) respected.                                                               (However)

4. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables

                            democracy  - Greece  -  ancient -  civilization

1 syllable	2 syllables	3 syllables or more

  

5.   Fill in each gap with one  word from the list below:

                        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.

PART TWO:   Written Expression                                                                   

Choose ONE of the following topics:

          Topic One: Using the following notes, write a composition of 100 to 120 words on the great achievements made by the Islamic civilization in different fields.

- developed architecture (mosques, castles, houses…)

- spread literature and arts (music, books, poetry…)

- made many discoveries/ inventions (medicine, astronomy, chemistry…)

         TopicTwo:

(Greece rose and fell down. Andalusia rose and fell down.........)

According to you, what are the reasons and causes of the rise and fall down of civilisations?