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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION HISTORY
FIRST SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
HT 1505 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CIVILIZATION I
Date: 04-11-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
PART A
Answer any TEN questions in TEN lines each: (10 x 2 20 marks)
1. The Cro-Magnon man.
2. Paleolithic age.
3. The cuneiform writing.
4. Ziggurat.
5. Pharaohs.
6. Papyrus.
7. Zend Avesta.
8. Palace of Persipolis.
9. Punic Wars.
10. The Republic.
11. Corpus Juris Civilis.
12. Greek and Latin.
PART B
Answer any FOUR in a page each: x 10 40 marks)
13. Write a note on origin of civilization.
14. Comment on Pre historic period.
15. Write a note on the code of Hammurabi.
16. Describe the contribution of Assyrians to Mesopotamian civilization.
17. Explain the origin and growth of democracy.
18. Why is the age of Augustus called 'the Golden age of Rome?
PART C
Answer any TWO questions in FOUR pages each: x 20 40 marks)
19. Discuss out the main features of the life of the Stone Age man.
20. Elucidate the salient features of the ancient Egyptian civilization.
21. Examine the contribution of the ancient Romans to the world civilization.
22. Describe the achievements of the ancient Greeks in the field of philosophy, science and
architecture.