Test 1, Chapters 1-2; Geography Facts 1-4

Question 1

the written record of mankind

Answer 1

history

Question 2

a false idea of how man began

Answer 2

evolution

Question 3

a belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth

Answer 3

superstition

Question 4

a large body of people who think of themselves as one, are united under one ruler, and are subject to the same general laws

Answer 4

nation

Question 5

the way of life of a group of people

Answer 5

culture

Question 6

man’s attempt to put himself in the place of God

Answer 6

humanism

Question 7

The type of government found in the United States is a

Answer 7

republic

Question 8

The leader of a republic is a

Answer 8

president

Question 9

A type of government whose ruler is often born into office and has complete power is a

Answer 9

absolute monarchy

Question 10

A ruler who comes to power by force is a

Answer 10

dictator

Question 11

The event that marks the beginning of history is the ___ of man.

Answer 11

creation

Question 12

The structure built to try to keep man from being scattered after the Flood was the

Answer 12

Tower of Babel

Question 13

Our dating system is centered on the

Answer 13

birth of Christ

Question 14

A.D. means

Answer 14

in the year of our Lord

Question 15

Another name for the Eastern Hemisphere is the _____ World.

Answer 15

Old

Question 16

This is our only completely accurate record of ancient history.

Answer 16

the Bible

Question 17

Which word means “between the rivers”?

Answer 17

Mesopotamia

Question 18

Supplying land with water is called

Answer 18

irrigation

Question 19

What were the main occupations of the Sumerians?

Answer 19

farmers, herdsmen, shepherds

Question 20

The Sumerians’ form of wedge-shaped writing is called

Answer 20

cuneiform

Question 21

What instrument did the Sumerians use to stamp their documents?

Answer 21

seal

Question 22

What do we call the tall temples the Sumerians built for worshiping their gods?

Answer 22

ziggurats

Question 23

What architectural element is common in Sumerian buildings?

Answer 23

the arch

Question 24

What would be located at the top of a ziggurat?

Answer 24

altar

Question 25

These people dig up and study the remains of ancient cities.

Answer 25

archaeologists

Question 26

Name the two major inventions of the Sumerians

Answer 26

wheel, writing

Question 27

Name the two major rivers of the Fertile Crescent.

Answer 27

Tigris, Euphrates

Question 28

Name the mountain on which we believe Noah’s Ark came to rest.

Answer 28

Mt. Ararat

Question 29

Name the southern part of Sumer

Answer 29

Chaldea

Question 30

Name the most important Sumerian city

Answer 30

Ur

Question 31

Name the continents of the Old World.

Answer 31

Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antarctica

Question 32

The circumference of the earth is _____ miles.

Answer 32

25,000

Question 33

The diameter of the earth is _____ miles.

Answer 33

8,000

Question 34

A globe is a map of the world in the shape of a

Answer 34

sphere

Question 35

The imaginary line that runs halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole is the

Answer 35

equator

Question 36

All the area between the equator and the North Pole is the _______ Hemisphere.

Answer 36

Northern

Question 37

The Eastern Hemisphere has (more or less) land than the Western Hemisphere.

Answer 37

more

Question 38

Six sevenths of the world’s people live in the _____ Hemisphere.

Answer 38

Eastern

Question 39

Sumerian moon god

Answer 39

Nanna

Question 40

powerful ruler of Ur who built its ziggurat

Answer 40

Ur-Nammu

Question 41

famous citizen of Ur mentioned in the Bible

Answer 41

Abraham

Question 42

this tomb revealed much about the Sumerians’ beliefs

Answer 42

Lady Shubad

Question 43

know the following locations on a map:

Answer 43

Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, South America, Africa, Tigris River, Mesopotamia, Mediterranean Sea, Babylon