history Flashcards
Mans attempt to put himself in the place of God
Humanism
Our only complete accurate record of ancient history
Bible
Before Christ
BC
In the year of our Lord
AD
The written record of mankind
History
A false idea of how man began
Evolution
Supplying Land with Water
Irrigation
Between two rivers
Mesopotamia
A large body of people who think of themselves as one, united under one
Nation
The instruments the Sumerians used to stamp their articles or documents
Seal
The way of life of a group or people
Culture
a ruler who comes to power by force
Dictator
The most important Sumerian city
Ur
Mountain on which we believe Noah’s Ark came to rest
Mt Ararat
All the area between the Equator and the North Pole
Northern Hemisphere
The imaginary line that runs halfway between the North and South pole
Equator
The leader of a republic
President
type of government found in the United States
Republic
A belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth
superstition
the map of the world in the shape of a sphere
Globe
the tall temples the Sumerians built
Ziggurat
the southern part of Sumer
Chaldea
People who dig up and study remains of ancient cities
Archeologists
Type of government whose ruler is often born into office and has complete power
absolute monarchy
