Chapter 1 Flashcards
Why do we begin our study of world history with the book of Genesis?
Genesis, the first book of the Bible, is the most reliable source for what we need to know about the beginning of world history.
Why is man special to God?
Because man was created in the image of God.
List three special characteristics of man?
1) Language and thought
2) awareness of the difference between right and wrong
3) freedom to make choices
What is Genesis?
The first book of the Bible, is the most reliable source for what we need to know about the beginning of world history.
Who was Adam?
First man created by God.
Who was Eve?
First woman created by God.
What was the first human sin?
Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
What effect did sin have on world history?
Paradise was lost, and the world took on many characteristics familiar to us like violence and death.
What is a culture?
A culture is the way of life of a group of people
What is the most important part of a culture?
The most important part of a culture is how people relate to God.
Which culture tends to be stronger in world history: Cain’s or Seth’s?
Cain’s
What is evolution?
The story that man was not created by God but instead “evolved” from the animals.
What is humanism?
Humanism is putting man in place of or above God.
Who is Cain?
Cain was one of the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain killed his brother Abel.
Who is Abel?
Abel was one of the first two sons of Adam and Eve.
Who is Lamech?
Lamech was a descendant of Cain. He bragged openly of killing a man who had wounded him and a boy who had merely struck him.
Who is Seth?
After the murder of Abel and God’s banishment of Cain, Adam and Eve had another son named Seth.
Who is Noah?
Noah became the only hope for the continued existence of the human race.
Why did God send the Flood?
The earth was so filled with evil that God in His justice could no longer tolerate it.
How much did man learn from the Flood?
Men had learned little from the Flood
What are the two names for the place where the survivors of the Flood settled?
Shimar and Sumer
What event resulted in the confusion of languages and the dispersion of people into many nations?
Tower of Babel
What is a nation?
A nation is a large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit.
Who is Shem?
Son of Noah.
Who is Ham?
Son of Noah.
Who is Japeth?
Son of Noah.
Who is Nimrod?
Nimrod is a descendant of Noah’s son Him emerged as a leader. He had a reputation as a mighty hunter and as a rebel against God.
What is Babel?
A city, later known as Babylon.
What is capital punishment?
The death penalty, God established to teach the sanctity.
