Jackson - 7th World Studies Test 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is the inquiry into what happened in the past and why it happened?

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History

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2
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What is the study of the record of the past acts of God and man on earth from Creation to the present based on the best surviving evidence?

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History

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What is all about trying to understand what happened in the past through the study of writings, artifacts, and other records?

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History

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4
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Discovering the good and bad of past civilizations and the way we understand it through God is called what?

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Biblical worldview - people are created in God’s image so therefore they produce some good things but sin has damaged the image of God in human beings so there is also bad things in every culture.

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5
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God wants us to remember the past why?

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When we forget what God has done we forget who we are and lose our way by following new trends that do not fit with their values.

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What is the biblical view of history?

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History unfolds according to God’s plan and has a beginning and an end

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7
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The Sahara is the most important geographic feature in?

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Africa

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What is the belt called between the two regions of Africa, North Africa and sub-saharan Africa called?

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Sahel (200 miles wide and crosses the entire continent)

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A history textbook is a what type of source?

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secondary

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10
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Who was famous for his immense wealth and devotion to Islam?

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Mansa Musa - King of Mali

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11
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God revealed to Daniel the meaning of who’s dream?

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Nebuchadnezzar’s

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12
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What are objects made by people that may be small relics of towering monuments?

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Artifacts
(pottery, tools, weapons, furniture, jewely, etc)

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What was considered a period of peace and prosperity in Rome with the reign of Augustus ?

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Pax Romana

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14
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In 334 BC who invaded and defeated the Persian Empire?

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Alexandar the Great

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15
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The Olmecs and Mayas were civilizations in?

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Mesoamerica

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16
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What was founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus in 753 BC?

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Rome

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17
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Shintoism is a religion in?

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Japan

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18
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The Hyksos ruled during what kingdom in Egypt?

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New Kingdom

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19
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God used which Persian emperor to free the Israelites so they could rebuild the temple?

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Cyrus

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20
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Roman religion Followers of what lived for pleasure alone

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Epicureanism

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21
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Chinese call themselves “sons of…..”?

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Han

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22
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What was the predominate religion in ancient Africa?

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Animism

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23
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To be treated rightly?

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Justice

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24
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When people have certain rights and responsibilities in a civilization?

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citizenship

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25
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What enables leaders to provide order for the people of a civilization to grow and thrive?

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Power

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26
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The human response to God and His revelation

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religion

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27
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Placement of every civilization in a particular geographical location

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environment

28
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What is a form of nature worship that teaches every object or creature in nature has a spirit that should be worshipped as a god?

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Shintosim

29
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Japan

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An archipelago, a group of islands
Four main islands
Islands are mountainous
It was isolated from the rest of the world by the Sea of Japan and North Pacific Ocean

30
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What are the eras of Japan?

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Heian
Yamato
Fedual

31
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What are the 5 key themes of history?

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Justice
Power
Citizenship
Environment
Religion

32
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What are the first hand written accounts of the people involved and the eyewitnesses in relation to history?

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Primary Sources
(diaries, journals, letters, books, artifacts, etc)

33
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What are records that explain or interpret primary sources?

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Secondary sources
(wikipedia article, biography, history book, etc)

34
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What is called relating to the world, not specifically religious?

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Secular

35
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A thing assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action?

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presupposition

36
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What religion was used by Egyptians?

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polytheistic

37
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Egypts class structure was in the shape of a what?

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pyramid
Top - pharaoh
2nd - highest ranking officials
3rd - priests, soldiers, scribes
bottom - farmers, merchants, slaves, servants

38
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Which kingdom of Egypt did the pharaohs have great power?

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Old Kingdom

39
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Which kingdom of Egypt was there peace and stability?

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Middle kingdom

40
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Who reigned and was known for building up Babylon but then God’s judgement fell on him and he lost his throne and became like a best of the field?

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Nebuchadnezzar

41
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What country includes thousands of tiny islands and is a mountainous peninsula with valleys and natural harbors?

A

Greece

42
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Who started the trojan wars in Greece?

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Mycenaeans

43
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What was the religion in Greece?

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They believed in many gods; they made fanciful stories about the gods called myths

44
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What were the two classes of people in Rome?

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Patricians and plebeians

45
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Who were the working class of Rome?

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Patricians

46
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Who were the ruling class of Rome?

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Plebeians

47
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Roman religion followers of what believed that doing one’s duty led to happiness?

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Stoicism

48
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Who was the dictator of Rome?

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Julius Caesar

49
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Who were involved in the Roman Punic Wars (first, second and third)?

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Rome vs. Carthage fought for control of the Mediterranean Sea.

50
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The religion of Mesoamerica believed in sacrificing what?

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Blood sacrifice - sacrificed humans

51
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The civilizations of Aryans and Harappans is from what country?

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India

52
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What are the two types of religion in India?

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Buddhism
Hindusim

53
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What religion believes in many gods, believes in reincarnation, and higher in cast system the closer to god?

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Hinduism

54
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The belief that heaven, the supreme force of nature, gave the king his right to rule?

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Mandate of Heaven (China - Zhou dynasty)

55
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Who was the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty?

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Qin Shi Huang Ti

56
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What did Qin Shi Huang Ti do to help China?

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china become more unified, set up a bureaucracy, demanded one writing system and building roads and canals, great wall of china, the name china comes from the name Qin

57
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What was the main trade route called for the Han dynasty?

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Silk Road - since silk was the most famous trade

58
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What China teaching was the belief that through proper behavior man could solve society’s problems?

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Confucianism

59
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What China teaching was the belief to find peace and happiness by living in harmony with nature?

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Taoism - “tao” meant the way

60
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Who was the mythical ancestor of Japanese emperors?

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Jimmu Tenno

61
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What was the African religion that worshipped spirits that they believed in animals or things like trees and rivers and tried to make the spirits happy?

A

Animism

62
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The Egyptian civilization was developed along which river?

A

Nile

63
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the original what?

A

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

64
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What type of government did the Romans follow?

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Republic - a government ruled by laws and representatives chosen by the people.

65
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What were the 3 branches of the Roman government?

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  1. Consuls
  2. Senate
  3. Assemblies