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Chapter 1: Foundations for Studying History Flashcards

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What is the fabled process of progressive change dependent on chance and time, with the origin of life on earth?

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Evolution

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What is the only reliable record of history?

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The Bible

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Name man’s special characteristics.

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1) language and thought
2) awareness between right and wrong
3) freedom to make choices

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What is the focal point of history?

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Christ’s incarceration, birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension

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What does B.C. mean?

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before Christ

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What does A.D. mean?

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in the year of our Lord

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When did ancient history begin?

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from the beginning of recorded history (4000 B.C.) to the fall of Rome (A.D. 500)

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When did medieval history begin?

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Fall of Rome until the Protestant Reformation (A.D. 1500)

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When did modern history start?

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Protestant Reformation

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What is an institution that has both authority and power to control, direct, and rule in the actions and affairs of others?

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Government

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What does sovereign mean?

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supreme power over all nations, rulers, and individuals

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What is the worship of man?

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Humanism

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What is the other name for the Flood?

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Deluge

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What was the first foundational civil ordinance?

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capital punishment

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Who was the builder of the first world empire?

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Nimrod

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What city did Nimrod build?

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Babel (Babylon)

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What is a nation?

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A large group of people who think of themselves as one and acting history as a single entity

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What are factors for races?

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1) rapidly changing environment
2) small population
3) extensive inbreeding 

19
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whose name means division?

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Peleg

20
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What common language did the Japhetic people speak?

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Indo-European

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