5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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The setting up of authorities to rule a city, state, or nation.

A

Government

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2
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Land in which a nation dwells

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Country

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3
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Man’s attempt to put himself in place of or above God.

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Humanism

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4
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Rulers with absolute power, born into office, rule unto death, makes laws and enforces them

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Absolute Monarchy

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5
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Rule by one man who usually comes to power by force

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Dictatorship

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6
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Ruler that is born into office, limited in power

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Constitutional Monarchy

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7
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A government that is run by representatives of the people. No particular group have all the power. Ruler is called a president. The U.S. has a republican government under the Constitution.

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Republic

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8
Q

Was built to reach the heavens and to keep people from being scattered abroad upon the faces of the whole earth. Was the beginning of the different languages of mankind.

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Tower of Babel

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9
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A large body of people who think of themselves as one and are united under one ruler and subject to the same general laws.

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Nation

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10
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A book of maps

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Atlas

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11
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Shows land and water areas and gives their names.

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Physical Map

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12
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Shows nations, cities, and states; also rivers, lakes and other waters.

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Political Map

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13
Q

The false idea that man began as an animal and slowly changed into man.

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Evolution

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14
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The human development of new knowledge and greater skills throughout history.

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Progress

Not the same as Evolution

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15
Q

The only true and reasonable record of where we came from.

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Bible

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16
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The only reasonable explanation for human thought and language is that they are direct gifts from God, not products of evolution.

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How human language originated

17
Q

The first people in the world were familiar with farming and keeping sheep.

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How long it took for men to learn farming and keeping animals.

18
Q

Distance from side to side through the center

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Diameter of Earth = 8,000 miles

19
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Greatest distance around Earth

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Circumference of Earth = 25,000 miles