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5th Grade - Jonah > 5th Grade - HISTORY REVIEW Chapters 1 & 2 > Flashcards

5th Grade - HISTORY REVIEW Chapters 1 & 2 Flashcards

2
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The setting up of authorities to rule a city, state, or nation.

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Government

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3
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Land in which a nation dwells

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Country

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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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5
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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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6
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Rule by one man who usually comes to power by force

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Dictatorship

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7
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Ruler that is born into office, limited in power

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Constitutional Monarchy

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8
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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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9
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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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10
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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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11
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A book of maps

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Atlas

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12
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Shows land and water areas and gives their names.

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Physical Map

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13
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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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14
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The false idea that man began as an animal and slowly changed into man.

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Evolution

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15
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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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16
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The only true and reasonable record of where we came from.

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Bible

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17
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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

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18
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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.

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19
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Distance from side to side through the center

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Diameter of Earth = 8,000 miles

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20
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Greatest distance around Earth

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Circumference of Earth = 25,000 miles

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21
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What is does “Between the rivers” refer to?

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Mesopotamia

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22
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What was the main occupation in Sumer?

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farmers

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23
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What was the wedge-shaped writing of Sumer?

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cuneiform

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24
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Where did Noah’s ark land?

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Mt. Ararat

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25
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What is the smallest and coldest ocean?

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Arctic Ocean

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26
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What is the warmest ocean?

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Indian Ocean

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27
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What is the largest ocean?

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Pacific Ocean

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28
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What is the ocean between the Americas and Europe or Africa?

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Atlantic Ocean

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29
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What is the study of ancient people by recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past called?

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archeology

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30
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What is the belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth called?

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superstition

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31
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What are the tall, layered temples built by the Sumerians for worships called?

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ziggurats

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32
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What was the most common type of seals in Sumer?

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cylinder seal

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33
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What city did Abraham come from?

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Ur

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34
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What land did God promise to Abraham?

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Canaan

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35
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What does the name “Tigris” mean?

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arrow

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36
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What does the name “Euphrates” mean?

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that which makes fruitful

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37
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Why is the Fertile Crescent called the “Cradle of Civilization?”

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Because the earliest people lived there

38
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Where can we find the only completely accurate record of ancient history?

A

the Bible

39
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Who were the first people after the Flood who developed and used writing?

A

Sumerians

40
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Who are the people that dig up and study the remains of ancient civilization?

A

archeologists

41
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What was the early form of the Sumerian writing called? What was the later form called?

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the early form was pictographs and the later form was cuneiform

42
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What architectural details were the Sumerians first to use?

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the arch and the dome

43
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What were the two most important Sumerian inventions?

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writing and the wheel

44
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_____ Is the written record of mankind.

A

history

45
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_____ is the study of the earth’s surface

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geography

46
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Name of the continents of the Old World

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Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antartica

47
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The event that marks the beginning of history is the _____ of man.

A

creation

48
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Our dating system is on the _____ __ _______.

A

Birth of Christ

49
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The letters A.D. stand for ______ _____ which is Latin for ____________.

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anno Domini – which means “in the year of our Lord”

50
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The letters B.C. mean _____ _____.

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Before Christ

51
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________ is the false idea that man began as an animal and slowly changed (evolved) into man.

A

Evolution

52
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The ______ gives us the only true and reasonable record of where we came from and what our first ancestors were like.

A

Bible

53
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Some _______ have rulers known as chiefs.

A

tribes

54
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This type of government has a ruler who is born into office and has absolute power over his people.

A

Absolute Monarchy

55
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This is a ruler who usually comes to power by force.

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Dictator

56
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The United States has this type of government.

A

Republic

57
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This leader of a republic is a _______.

A

President

58
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The people of Sumer worked together to build the __________ to keep them from being “scattered aboard upon the face of the whole earth (Gen 11:4).

A

Tower of Babel.

59
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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 is called a ______.

A

Nation.

60
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_____ is a way of life of a group of people.

A

culture

61
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Two major rivers int he Fertile Crescent are the _______ and the ______.

A

Tigris and Euphrates

62
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The part of the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates was called _______ which means “between rivers”

A

Mesopotamia

63
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____________ may be the mountain upon which Noah’s Ark came to rest.

A

Mount Ararat

64
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_______ which is supplying land with water, was very important to the Sumerian way of life

A

irrigation

65
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The main occupation of Sumerians was ________. Some Sumerians were ________ or ________.

A

Main occupation was farming.

Some were herdsmen or shepherds

66
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Gradually the Sumerians’ wiring became wedge-shaped with each mark standing for a symbol of a word. This form of writing became known as _______.

A

cuneiform

67
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_________ are people who dig up and study the remains of ancient civilizations.

A

archaeologists

68
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_______ is a belief that is based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth

A

superstition

69
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The Sumerians built tall temples called _____ for worshipping their gods.

A

ziggurats

70
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Sumerian builders were very skillful and were the first to build the ______ and the ______.

A

arch and dome

71
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The ________ was an instrument used to stamp an article or document.

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seal

72
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The Sumerians built an ______ on top of the last and smallest layer of the ziggurat to offer sacrifices to their gods.

A

altar

73
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The southern part of Sumer was called ______.

A

Chaldea

74
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______ was the most important Sumerian city

A

Ur

75
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The two major inventions of the Sumerians were the ____ and ______

A

wheel and writing

76
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_______ was the Sumerian moon god

A

Nanna

77
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_______ was a famous citizen of Ur mentioned in the Bible

A

Abraham

78
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The most amazing tomb in Sumer was that of _______. It is from such discoveries that we have learned something of what the ancient people believed about death.

A

Lady Shubad

79
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The king who ordered the ziggurat built at Ur was named ________.

A

Ur-Nammu

80
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The _____ of the earth (distance from side to side through the center) is nearly _______ miles.

A

diameter of earth is 8,000 miles

81
Q

A globe map of the world in the shape of a ______.

A

sphere

82
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The ______ is the imaginary line that runs halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.

A

equator

83
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All area between the equator and the North Pole is the ___________.

A

Northern Hemisphere

84
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The _____________ is the southern half of the earth between the equator and the South Pole.

A

Southern Hemisphere

85
Q

The _______ has more land and the ___________ has more water.

A

Eastern has more land; Western has more water

86
Q

Six sevenths (6/7) of the world’s people live in the ________ today.

A

Eastern Hemisphere

87
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This hemisphere is the Old World

A

Eastern Hemisphere

88
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This hemisphere is the New World

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Western Hemisphere

89
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This means “half a sphere”

A

hemisphere

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