LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034.

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – APPLIED HISTORY

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2003

HT  1803 / H 718  –  ANCIENT WORLD CIVILIZATIONS

 

09.04.2003

9.00 – 12.00                                                                                                  Max : 100 Marks

                                                                PART – A                                         (4´ 5=20 marks)

      Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 100 words each.

 

1. Egyptian Religion.
2. Sumerian writing.
3. Hammurabi’s law code.
4. Dark Ages of Greek civilization.
5. Sinai periscope.
6. Greek Science.

 

 

                                                                PART – B                                       (2´ 10=20 marks)

      Answer any TWO of the following in not more than 200 words each.

 

7. Why were the Assyrians considered as a formidable force?
8. What are the various elements of civilization?
9. What are the various phases in the political development of the ancient Egyptians ?
10. Assess the contribution of Greeks to art and architecture.

 

 

 

                                                               PART – C                                         (3´20=60 marks)

Answer any Three of the following in about 1200 words each.

 

11. Analyse the contribution of the Hebrews.
12. Discuss the age of philosophers in Greece.
13. Evaluate the contribution of the Phoenicians to the evolution of the Alphabet.
14. Estimate the political administration and religion of ancient Persians.
15. Examine the development of Roman Law.

 

 

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