Test 1 Flashcards
the written record of what man has done with the time God has given us
history
only reliable source of history
the Bible
theory man came from animals
evolution
three special characteristics of man
- language / thought
- choices
- knowing right and wrong
focal point of all history
Jesus Christ’s first advent to earth
two time periods we divide time into
BC and AD
three eras we divide time into
Ancient (4000 BC - AD 500)
Medieval (AD 500 - 1500)
Modern (AD 1500 - present)
worship of man
humanism
another name for the Flood
Deluge (2300 BC)
first civil ordinance given by God
capital punishment
institution with the authority and power to control, direct, and rule in the actions and affairs of others
government
God is ________, the supreme power over all nations, rulers, and individuals
sovereign
Post-Diluvian
Post-Flood
Noah’s sons
Ham, Shem, and Japheth
the ark landed at ____1____ and Noah’s family traveled to ____2____
- Mt. Ararat
- the Plains of Shinar
the builder of the first world empire (Tower of Babel)
Nimrod (“might hunter”)
a group of people that act as a unit
nation
groups people are divided into based on physical characteristics
races
three factors that affect racial variety
- rapidly changing environment
- small population
- extensive inbreeding
earth “divided”
Peleg
descendants:
1. Ham’s went to
2. Shem’s went to
3. Japheth’s went to
- Australia and Shinar
- Americas and Asia
- Europe and India
first post-diluvian civilization
Sumer
two rivers of the Fertile Crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
three oldest settlements of Sumer
Eridu, Uruk, and Ur
Sumerian agricultural developments
irrigation systems, wheel, animal husbandry
the Sumerians most important contribution to civilization was __1__, which was called __2__
- writing
- cuneiform
three periods of Sumer’s history, and the important leader of the last two
- Early Dynastic Age
- Old Akkadian Period - Sargon the Great
- Third Dynasty of Ur - Ur Nammu
second great empire builder
Sargon of Akkad
responsible for the world’s oldest law code
Ur Nammu (Sumerian leader of the Third Dynasty of Ur)
way of life for a group of people
culture
six characteristics of a civilization
- control of food supply
- division of labor
- written laws
- written language
- government
- art and science
transmitting knowledge and cultural heritage to the next generation
education
nation responsible for the first formal education
Sumer
Sumerian school
edubba “tablet house”
the most important commercial industry of Sumer
textiles
Sumerians most important architectural accomplishment, used as temples
ziggurats