Test 1 - Chapters 1-3, Geography Project 1 Flashcards

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Know the locations of the following places

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Nile River, Euphrates River, Red Sea, Tigris River, Ur, Black Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Bablon, Sinai Peninsula

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Which one of Jacob’s son was sold into slavery and became a chief assistant to an Egyptian king?

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Joseph

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3
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The Sumerians’ greatest accomplishment was this…

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their writing

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4
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This is the process used by the Egyptians to preserve bodies

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Mummification

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5
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The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms are the three divisions of what country’s history

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Egypt

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6
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This means “that makes fruitful”

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Euphrates

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7
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The Sumerian religion could be described as humanistic and this, meaning many gods.

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polytheistic

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8
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Who are the Patriarchs of Israel?

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Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

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9
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The study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures is know as this

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Archaeology

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10
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What was the purpose of the Flood?

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God punished man for the height of evil man had reached

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What makes the study of history difficult?

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God confused the languages, forcing the people to spread across the earth

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12
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What was the result of the first human sin?

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Man would have a sin nature

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13
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How are evolution and humanism related?

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Evolution is a form of humanism that destroys man and his relationship with God.

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14
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What book of the Bible gives us the account of the beginning?

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Genesis

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15
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What area of land means “land between the rivers”?

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Mesopotamia

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16
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Which son of Adam and Eve built a foundation of rebellion against God?

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Cain

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17
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What abbreviation after a date means “before the birth of Christ”?

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B.C.

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18
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What was established to teach the sanctity of human life?

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capital punishment

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19
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What did God use Moses for in Egypt?

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To direct His children out of Egypt

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20
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What ruled united all of Mesopotamia under his rule?

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Hammurabi

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21
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What abbreviation before a date means “in the year of our Lord”?

22
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Jean Francis Champollion was a French scholar that deciphered this

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the Rosetta Stone

23
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What Greek historian wrote about ancient Egypt?

24
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What is the longest river in the world?

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Nile River

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ESSAY: By sending the 10 plagues, what was God teaching the Egyptians about their gods?
Include at least 3 main ideas that pertain to the question. Write your answer in paragraph form using complete sentences. Your essay must be written in a clear, logical order.
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a large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit
nation
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a payment from one nation to another
tribute
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a wedge-shaped writing
cuneiform
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an organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern
bureaucracy
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the rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples
empire
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the way of life of a group of people
culture
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a group of people living in its own land with its own government
nation-state
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the scattering of people over the earth
dispersion
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Under which pharaoh did the Egyptian Empire reach its greatest extent?
Thutmose III
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What was the greatest turning point of history?
the birth of Christ
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Which pharaoh was the first pharaoh of all Egypt?
Menes
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Sumerians were the first people in history known to use this...
the wheel
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Which pharaoh was a female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
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The Egyptian Empire reached its greatest extent under the leadership of this pharaoh
Thutmose III
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Who was chosen by God to be the father of the nation of Israel?
Abraham
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What was the center of the ancient world, was the land that God promised to Israel?
Canaan
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The more important part of culture is how people relate to who?
God
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Because man was made in the image of God, what did man's special characteristics allow for?
fellowship with God
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Describe Egyptian civilizations
dynasties, hieroglyphics, medical advances, pyramids
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What is Hammurabi best remembered for?
laws
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After the Flood, where did Noah and his family go to settle?
Shinar
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What is Hammurabi best remembered by
Laws
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Who led in the building of the Tower of Babel?
NImrod
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From who did the Egyptians descend
Mizraim
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What was the greatest gift of the Nile River to the Egyptians
fertile soil