DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum Management
Educational Assessment Unit
LEVELS
5–6–7–8
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2015
FORM 2
HISTORY
TIME: 1h 30min
Name: _____________________________________
1.
Class: _______________
Match the following words with the buildings and areas of the village in the picture and
write them in the space provided.
manor house
village church
fields
windmill
peasant houses
forest
(Total: 6 marks)
2.
Write whether each sentence is True or False.
2.1 When Count Roger took Malta he banished the Arabs.
2.2 Hunting with falcons was very popular at the time of Frederick II Hohenstaufen.
2.3 The Normans used to speak the lingua franca.
2.4 The Bayeux Tapestry shows the Norman attack on Southern Italy.
2.5 Gothic architecture was used in the building of Medieval cathedrals.
2.6 The Motte and Bailey was a type of merchant ship.
(Total: 6 marks)
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 1 of 8
3.
Match the following statements by writing the letter next to the rest of the sentence.
a. Michelangelo
attacked and conquered Mexico.
b. Dante Alighieri
painted the Sistine Chapel.
c. Galileo
sailed around the African Continent.
d. Vasco da Gama
wrote The Divine Comedy.
e. Hernan Cortes
attacked and conquered Perù.
f.
claimed that the world revolves around the sun.
Francisco Pizarro
(Total: 6 marks)
4.
Answer the questions about the following pictures.
4.1
Match the warriors below with their corresponding picture by writing on the lines provided.
Normans
_________________
4.2
Vikings
Crusades
_________________
Knights of St John
___________________ ______________
(4)
Write two items that are similar in the pictures of these soldiers.
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
4.3
Which two soldiers represent rulers that reigned over Malta?
___________________________________
________________________________ (2)
4.4.1 What were the Vikings famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ (1)
4.4.2 Name the place in France where the Vikings settled. _____________________________ (1)
(Total: 10 marks)
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 2 of 8
5.
Read the following source and then answer the questions.
In 1348 the illness spread in Europe so rapidly that doctors did not have time to reflect on its
origins. About a third of the European population perished as a result of the epidemic disease.
In crowded cities about half of the people living there died. Europeans living in isolated areas
suffered less, whereas monks and priests were especially hard hit as they cared for the victims.
Adapted from J. M. Bennett and C. W. Hollister, Medieval Europe: A Short History, (2006) p.329
5.1
What event is the source referring to?
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
5.2
Mention one negative effect this illness had on Europe.
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
5.3
What evidence in the source shows that doctors did not know about the origins of this illness?
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
5.4
From the source, what do you think was the most effective method to avoid contracting this
illness? _________________________________________________________________ (1)
5.5
Mention someone, besides the monks and priests, who also had a high chance of getting
infected with this illness as a result of his work.
________________________________________________________________________ (1)
(Total: 5 marks)
6.
Place these events in chronological order on the timeline by writing the letters in the
correct square.
a. Giliberto Abbate’s Report
b. The Great Siege of Malta
c. L’Isle Adam arrives in Malta
d. The attack of 1429 by Kajd Ridavan
e. Count Roger conquers Malta
1000AD
1100AD
1200AD
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
1300AD
1400AD
1500AD
1600AD
(Total: 5 marks)
Page 3 of 8
7.
Explain what changes were brought about by the following people and inventions of the
Renaissance.
7.1
Christopher Colombus ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
7.2
The Printing Press ___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
7.3
Leonardo da Vinci ___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
7.4
Gunpowder _________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
7.5
The Navigational Compass ____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
(Total: 10 marks)
8.
Read this source and answer the questions.
In the Middle Ages, the feudal system was used in most of Europe. The king gave land to
the most important nobles and each of these nobles swore loyalty to the king and provided
him with soldiers in times of war. The nobles then divided the land in smaller pieces and
gave them to other people, such as knights and important people, who vowed loyalty to the
noble. In the lowest part of the pyramid one found the peasants who worked the land. These
had almost no rights and paid taxes to their lord.
8.1
How was the system of government used in Medieval Europe known as? _____________ (1)
8.2
According to the source, who had most power in this system of government? __________ (1)
8.3
Write one obligation the peasant had towards those above him.
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
8.4
Explain why the king gave land to the nobles loyal to him.
___________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ (2)
(Total: 5 marks)
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 4 of 8
9.
Look at these sources and answer the questions.
The city of Mdina
9.1
Part of a map showing
Medieval villages in Malta
What was the name of the capital city of Malta in the Middle Ages?
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
9.2
Explain why the nobles and leaders of Malta lived in the cities.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
9.3
(2)
Write two other main differences between a city and a village in Malta in the Middle Ages.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
(2)
9.4.1 From the map of villages, find a village which still exists. _________________________ (1)
9.4.2 From the map of villages, find a village which no longer exists. ____________________ (1)
9.5
Write a cause which could have led some Medieval villages to disappear.
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)
9.6
Write two kinds of work that were more probably found in a village rather than in a city
during the Middle Ages.
__________________________________ _________________________________
9.7
(2)
Explain why there were few if any villages near the coast of Malta in the Middle Ages.
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
(Total: 12 marks)
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 5 of 8
10.
Read the following sources and answer the questions.
Source A. Letter sent by Suleyman to
Mustafà Pasha in early July 1565
Source B. Letter sent by Suleyman to
Mustafà Pasha at the end of August 1565
“You have sent a letter explaining the
conquest of Tower St Elmo... I have learnt
that Dragut Pasha has died during the battle.
Pialì Pasha should take part in the Siege of
Malta with the navy. You should encourage
the army and the janissaries to fight against
the enemies... I trust that you and everybody
else will succeed in this feat.”
“I have decreed that you should send me
some informaion on the Siege of Malta.
Have you got enough provisions and
weapons for the soldiers? Is the day of
conquest of the Malta fortress near? Have
you sighted any enemy navy?... Send me
some messages.”
Adapted from A. Cassola, The Great Siege of Malta and the Istanbul State Archives,1995
10.1.1 Who was Suleyman that wrote the letters in the sources?
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
10.1.2 Who was Dragut mentioned in source A?
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
10.2
Give one reason why the Ottomans attacked Malta in 1565.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
(1)
10.3.1 Use the information in source A to explain how Suleyman was feeling about the Siege.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
(1)
10.3.2 Use the information in source B to explain how Suleyman was feeling about the Siege.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
10.4
(1)
Mention two difficulties faced by the Turks during the Siege of 1565.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
10.5
(2)
Mention two advantages the Knights of St John had over the Turks during the Siege of 1565.
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
10.6
(2)
What is the name of the feast commemorating the victory of the Siege of 1565?
_______________________________________________________________________ (1)
(Total: 10 marks)
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 6 of 8
11.
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.
In 1421 King Alfonso of Aragona pawned the Maltese Islands to Anton de Cardona who
was acting on behalf of Don Gonsalvo Monroy. The Muslim attacks of 1423 and the
shortage of food in the following years led the Gozitans to revolt against Monroy in 1425.
By 1426 the uprising spread to Malta. Monroy’s wife, and those loyal to her, sought
shelter in the castrum maris taking with them the vessels of the Maltese. King Alfonso
was of the opinion that the Maltese should not have revolted and started preparing an
army to attack Malta and put an end to the revolt. Maltese representatives went to speak to
the king and reached an agreement with him whereby the Maltese were to pay Monroy the
sum of 30,000 gold florins originally paid by Monroy. In 1428 the king promised that
Malta would become part of the Royal Land and that it would not be given in fief or
rented again in the future. Before Monroy died in 1429 he waived the remaining 10,000
florins the Maltese still owed him as he was a kind hearted person.
From the paragraph find and write a phrase which shows: (A same phrase can be used more
than once.)
11.1
Fact ___________________________________________________________________ (1)
11.2
Opinion ________________________________________________________________ (1)
11.3
Cause leading to the revolt _________________________________________________ (1)
11.4
Effect _________________________________________________________________ (1)
11.5
Change in administration _________________________________________________
(1)
(Total: 5 marks)
12.
Choose ONE of the following themes and write at length about it.
12.1
Write about what you would have done if you were a soldier of the Dejma in the Middle
Ages. You can write about the organisation of the defence of Malta at the time; how guard
watch was done; how the message was given when pirates were seen approaching Malta;
what the women, the elderly and children did during an attack by pirates: why was Malta
attacked by pirates.
12.2
Write about the life of the Maltese in the Middle Ages.
You can write about how Malta was administered; the quality of work of the Maltese;
life in Maltese villages and problems faced by the Maltese such as hunger, poverty, and the
effects of corsairing.
(Total: 20 marks)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 7 of 8
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
History – Form 2 Secondary – L5 to 8 – 2015
Page 8 of 8