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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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the written record of what man has done with the time God has given us

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history

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2
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only reliable source of history

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the Bible

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3
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theory man came from animals

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evolution

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4
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three special characteristics of man

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  1. language / thought
  2. choices
  3. knowing right and wrong
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5
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focal point of all history

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Jesus Christ’s first advent to earth

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6
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two time periods we divide time into

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BC and AD

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7
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three eras we divide time into

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Ancient (4000 BC - AD 500)
Medieval (AD 500 - 1500)
Modern (AD 1500 - present)

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8
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worship of man

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humanism

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9
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another name for the Flood

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Deluge (2300 BC)

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10
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first civil ordinance given by God

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capital punishment

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11
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institution with the authority and power to control, direct, and rule in the actions and affairs of others

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government

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12
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God is ________, the supreme power over all nations, rulers, and individuals

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sovereign

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13
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Post-Diluvian

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Post-Flood

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14
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Noah’s sons

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Ham, Shem, and Japheth

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15
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the ark landed at ____1____ and Noah’s family traveled to ____2____

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  1. Mt. Ararat
  2. the Plains of Shinar
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16
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the builder of the first world empire (Tower of Babel)

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Nimrod (“might hunter”)

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17
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a group of people that act as a unit

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nation

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18
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groups people are divided into based on physical characteristics

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races

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19
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three factors that affect racial variety

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  1. rapidly changing environment
  2. small population
  3. extensive inbreeding
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20
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earth “divided”

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Peleg

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21
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descendants:
1. Ham’s went to
2. Shem’s went to
3. Japheth’s went to

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  1. Australia and Shinar
  2. Americas and Asia
  3. Europe and India
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22
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first post-diluvian civilization

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Sumer

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23
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two rivers of the Fertile Crescent

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Tigris and Euphrates

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24
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land between the rivers

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Mesopotamia

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25
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three oldest settlements of Sumer

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Eridu, Uruk, and Ur

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26
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Sumerian agricultural developments

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irrigation systems, wheel, animal husbandry

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27
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the Sumerians most important contribution to civilization was __1__, which was called __2__

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  1. writing
  2. cuneiform
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28
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three periods of Sumer’s history, and the important leader of the last two

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  1. Early Dynastic Age
  2. Old Akkadian Period - Sargon the Great
  3. Third Dynasty of Ur - Ur Nammu
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29
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second great empire builder

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Sargon of Akkad

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30
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responsible for the world’s oldest law code

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Ur Nammu (Sumerian leader of the Third Dynasty of Ur)

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31
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way of life for a group of people

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culture

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32
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six characteristics of a civilization

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  1. control of food supply
  2. division of labor
  3. written laws
  4. written language
  5. government
  6. art and science
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33
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transmitting knowledge and cultural heritage to the next generation

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education

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34
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nation responsible for the first formal education

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Sumer

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35
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Sumerian school

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edubba “tablet house”

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36
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the most important commercial industry of Sumer

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textiles

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37
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Sumerians most important architectural accomplishment, used as temples

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ziggurats

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38
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Sumerians discovered the importance of the number ___

39
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first users of astronomy that developed the lunar calendar

40
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false belief that heavenly bodies influence human affairs and destinies

41
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passing on cultures through trade

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cultural diffusion

42
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Sumer’s government was a ______ made of Ensi, Elders, and Men

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primitive democracy

43
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Sumerian city’s king, aka “big man”

44
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4 social classes of Sumer

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Nobles, Commoners, Clients, and Slaves

45
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Sumerians began as ___, they believed in one god (Anu)

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monotheistic

46
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worship of nature

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naturalism

47
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worship of many gods

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polytheism

48
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the world’s oldest work of literature outside the Bible that depicted the hopelessness felt because of Sumerian religion

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Epic of Gilgamesh

49
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God called Abraham from ____ in about 2000 BC

50
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first empire after Sumer

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Babylonia (Old Babylonian Empire)

51
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Babylonian king that united most of Mesopotamia

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King Hammurabi

52
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empire that preserved important cuneiform tablets

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Babylonia (under Hammurabi)

53
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empire responsible for place-value notation, and law code and justice

54
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first empire to use iron extensively

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Hittite Empire

55
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empire began by Tiglath-pileser I

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Assyrian Empire

56
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first monarch of Assyria

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Tiglath-pileser I

57
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capital city of Assyria

58
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the world’s first library was started by ___

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Ashurbanipal (part of Assyrian empire)

59
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first leader of the Neo-Babylonian empire

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Nabopolassar

60
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second leader of the Neo-Babylonian empire who conquered southern Israel

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Nebuchadnezzar

61
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Persian ruler who allowed Israel to return to their home

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Cyrus the Great

62
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Persian ruler that developed satraps (governors) and satrapies (providences)

63
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established the first postal service

64
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married Esther

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Xerxes (Ahasuerus)

65
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Persian leader who had Nehemiah as a cupbearer

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Artaxerxes I

66
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Persian pagan religion

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Zoroastrianism

67
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other names for Israel

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Canaan, Promised Land, Palestine

68
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three great monotheistic religions that started in Israel

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

69
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main highway to the ancient world

70
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Israel is known for its great variety of ______ and _______

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climate and topography

71
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the Patriarchs

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Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

72
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a solemn agreement

73
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10 Commandments were given at _____, and the 10 Commandments are also called ______

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Mt. Sinai
the Decalogue

74
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a nation ruled by God is a ______

75
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King David’s empire stretched from _____ to ______

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the Euphrates to Negev

76
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under ______ Israel was the greatest nation in the world

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Solomon (name means “peace”)

77
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Israel was divided into the Northern (1) and Southern Kingdom (2)

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  1. Israel
  2. Judah
78
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Samaria (North) fell in 721 BC to the ____

79
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Jerusalem (South) fell in 586 BC to the ____

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Babylonians

80
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the divided Roman empire was threatened by _______, a militant religion

81
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an Arab mystic who created the Islam religion

82
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city central to Islam

83
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devoted followers to Islam

84
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holy book of Islam

85
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Islam teaches that salvation comes from ______

86
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“flight”, Islam’s initial persecution and mark of the beginning of the Muslim calendar

87
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“Holy Wars”, the means to Muslim conquest

88
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Mohammed’s successors

89
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the Arab empire ended at the hands of the ______ and ______

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Mongols and Turks

90
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pioneer missionary to the Arabs

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Henry Martyn

91
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modern missionary to the Arabs

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Ion-Keith Falconer

92
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“the apostle to Islam”

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Samuel Zwemer

93
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the earth’s final battle

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Armageddon

94
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two factors in the Middle East today

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  1. large oil reserves
  2. international tension

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