Chapter 1 - Definitions

Question 1

History is . . .

Answer 1

. . . the written record of mankind.

Question 2

Geography is . . .

Answer 2

. . . the study of the earth’s surface.

Question 3

The Old World includes . . .

Answer 3

. . . Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antarctica (everywhere except North and South America)

Question 4

Evolution is . . .

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Government is . . .

Answer 5

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

Question 6

A nation is . . .

Answer 6

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

Question 7

A country is . . .

Answer 7

. . . the land in which a nation dwells.

Question 8

A culture is . . .

Answer 8

. . . a nation’s way of life.

Question 9

Progress is . . .

Answer 9

. . . the human development of new knowledge and greater skills throughout history.

Question 10

Humanism is . . .

Answer 10

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

Question 11

B.C. means . . .

Answer 11

Before Christ

Question 12

A.D. means . . .

Answer 12

Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)