Chapter 1: Foundations of World History

Question 1

What are the primary resources:

Answer 1

• Artifacts
• Oral Traditions
• Written Records

Question 2

What is the most important primary source to historians?

Answer 2

Written records.

Question 3

Biblical teaching that there is no event that is out of God’s control or that doesn’t help to accomplish His purpose for His world.

Answer 3

Divine Providence

Question 4

The study of the record of the past acts of God and man on earth from its creation to the present.

Answer 4

History

Question 5

What are the three central truths?

Answer 5

• Creation
• Fall
• Redemption

Question 6

When was the climax of creation?

Answer 6

After God made the land animals on the sixth day.

Question 7

The physical and mental environment developed through human thought and labor.

Answer 7

Culture

Question 8

Human culture lived in cities or under their influence.

Answer 8

Civilization

Question 9

Complex cultural institutions in which humans share core values and a desire to improve the quality of their existence through specialization and organization.

Answer 9

Cities

Question 10

A system of basic values, beliefs, and behaviors that are directed in worship toward God and lived out in communities with others.

Answer 10

Religion

Question 11

The division of labor that is part of the culture of every city.

Answer 11

Specialization

Question 12

A system of rules, regulations, and accountability that governs all who take part in the functions of a city.

Answer 12

Organization

Question 13

A social condition in which people do right and respect the rights of others.

Answer 13

Justice

Question 14

The ability to bring things under one’s control.

Answer 14

Power

Question 15

Status a person has within a community that gives the citizen certain rights, privileges, and duties.

Answer 15

Citizenship

Question 16

The physical geography in which civilizations are located.

Answer 16

Environment

Question 17

Genesis 3:15 has been called the Bible’s _____ statement for human history.

Answer 17

Thesis

Question 18

The Israelites were descendants of ___.

Answer 18

Shem

Question 19

A very large group of people (usually included many cities) who have in common the same land area and the same language.

Answer 19

Nation

Question 20

Records that were produced during the time being studied.

Answer 20

Primary source

Question 21

Records that explain or interpret a primary source.

Answer 21

Secondary source

Question 22

Any object made by man.

Answer 22

Artifacts

Question 23

The handing down of information by word of mouth.

Answer 23

Traditions

Question 24

The early stone age before 10,000 BC.

Answer 24

Paleolithic Age

Question 25

The period from 10,000 BC to 4,000 BC is called the New Stone Age.

Answer 25

Neolithic Age

Question 26

Worked in agriculture as a herdsmen; descendant of Cain.

Answer 26

Jabal

Question 27

Worked labored in the arts, making musical instruments; descendant of Cain.

Answer 27

Jubal

Question 28

Worked in industry, producing all sorts of objects made of brass and iron; descendant of Cain.

Answer 28

Tubal-Cain

Question 29

They were the first to live in civilization.

Answer 29

The Cainites

Question 30

Proved to be a spiritual as well as physical replacement for Abel; through him the seed of the woman increased and prospered.

Answer 30

Seth

Question 31

The descendants of Seth that did not stay true to the Lord and intermarried with the Cainites, creating a morally corrupt human race.

Answer 31

Sethites

Question 32

What are the three main steps that a historian goes through in order to properly use the resources that he has amassed.

Answer 32

- Evaluation of historical resources - Historical synthesis - Historical interpretation

Question 33

Why is a historian's philosophy of life so important?

Answer 33

The historian's philosophy will shape their telling of history.

Question 34

What is the goal of human history?

Answer 34

Redemption in Christ

Question 35

Examination of a given record for its internal consistency and believability.

Answer 35

Evaluation of historical sources

Question 36

Interpreting the events by integrating the perceived meaning and significance of events.

Answer 36

Historical interpretation

Question 37

Gathering the useful information and weaving the information together into a narrative of the past.

Answer 37

Historical synthesis

Question 38

Noah placed a curse of Canaan on ____.

Answer 38

Ham

Question 39

Why is Genesis 10 called the Table of Nations?

Answer 39

Genesis 10 lists the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japeth.