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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
Q

The UR 3rd period came to a close as the last long of UR was overthrown by who?

A

The Elamites

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2
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Sargon 1st established his Capitol at?

A

Akkad

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3
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we have confidence to accept the Old Testament as God’s word because we have full access to the info regarding the writing editing and collecting of each book into the Canon

A

false

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4
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the transition from scrolls to books took place well after the time of the Old Testament

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false

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5
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identifying something as narrative in the Bible is not the same as identifying it as history

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true

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6
Q

the Bible endorses a particular kind of government as the norm to be followed

A

false

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7
Q

Egypt was overrun by which power at the end of the 13th Dynasty

A

Hyasos

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8
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which archive is the oldest

A

Ebla

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9
Q

what is the purpose of Genesis

A

it begins the story of the Covenant

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10
Q

most interpreters agrees that the Tower of Babel was a ziggurat

A

true

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11
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the shrine at the top of the ziggurat was a place of worship

A

true

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12
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in the ancient world palaces and temples were primarily used for growing vegetables

A

false

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13
Q

the typical house in the time of Jacob had how many

A

4

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14
Q

approximately how many years passed between the story of Joseph in the beginning of the Exodus story

A

400 years

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15
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at the time of Abraham the Sumerians dominated that area politically

A

true

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16
Q

Israel is known for its natural resources and fertile soil

A

false

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17
Q

what was the Eden problem

A

sin

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18
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in the ancient world the order of various ancestors was fixed

A

true

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19
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when God first gave the Israelites regulations for sacrifice he was not initiating a new Institution

A

true

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20
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many of the literary pieces of the ancient world likely had a single author

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false

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21
Q

the Holiness mandate cost for lifestyle rather than method

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true

22
Q

as we look at Abraham we should be more interested in finding out what God is like than an imitating Abraham

A

true

23
Q

Abraham had daily conversations with God

A

false

24
Q

what represents God initiative and intends to correct the Bable Problem by providing a means by which God can reveal himself to the world

A

the Covenant

25
Q

the Covenant in the Old Testament addresses what

A

the Bable problem

26
Q

the Covenant in the New Testament addresses what problem

A

the Eden problem

27
Q

where were ziggurats typically constructed

A

next to a temple

28
Q

Genesis

A

promise

29
Q

Exodus

A

presence

30
Q

Leviticus

A

holiness

31
Q

numbers

A

testing

32
Q

Deuteronomy

A

renewal

33
Q

what are the four ingredients listed as part of a story

A

plot, character, setting, and point of view

34
Q

Who is credited with many of the important developments in Civilization including the foundations of mathematics astronomy law and Medicine

A

Samerians

35
Q

the uneasy balance of power between the four cities Larsa Mari Assur and Babylon was seeing clearly during the

A

old Babylonian period

36
Q

Abraham entered Canaan during the

A

middle Bronze Age

37
Q

what kingdom permanently shaped Egypt both politically and culturally

A

the Old Kingdom

38
Q

what was most likely the period for initial contact between Egypt and the Hebrew Patriarchs

A

12th Dynasty

39
Q

the text found that what city gives us our best picture of Canaanite culture

A

Ugarit

40
Q

the archive found at what city provides extensive historical information for the period of Hammurabi

A

Mari

41
Q

the Old Testament is more than simply human thoughts and opinions about God rather it is God’s presentation

A

himself

42
Q

creation

A

fall

43
Q

flood

A

Tower of Babel

44
Q

Patriarchs Sojourn

A

Exodus

45
Q

wilderness

A

Conquest / judges

46
Q

United Kingdom

A

divided Kingdom

47
Q

exile

A

return

48
Q

what was the bable problem

A

so they could meet the needs of God

49
Q

which of the books of the pentateuch are the most closely Bound in style subject and perspective

A

Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers

50
Q

rather than correcting or enhancing the scientific understanding of the Israelites what did God do with the knowledge that they

A

used what they knew to clarify his role and character

51
Q

in the ancient world genealogies most frequently served

A

a political role

52
Q

mythology in the ancient world serve the same function as what in our modern world

A

science

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