Test 1 - Chapters 1-3, Geography Project 1 MODIFIED Flashcards
Know the following locations
Nile River, Tigris River, Black Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Babylon
Who was Jacob’s son that was sold into slavery? He also became chief assistant to an Egyptian king.
Joseph
The Sumerian religion could be described as humanistic and this, meaning many gods.
polytheistic
The is the study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures
archaeology
This was the process used by the Egyptians to preserve bodies
mummification
What means “that makes fruitful”
Euphrates
Abraham, Isaac, and this man are the Patriarchs of Israel
Jacob
This is the center of the ancient world and was the land that God promised to Israel.
Canaan
Who was chosen by God to be the father of the nation of Israel
Abraham
The most important part of our culture is how people relater to who?
God
From whom did the Egyptians descend?
Mizraim
Who led in the building of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod
After the Flood, where did Noah and his family settle?
Shinar
A large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit
nation
the way of life of a group of people
culture
a payment from one nation to another
tribute
the rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples
empire
the scattering of people over the earth
dispersion
Which pharaoh as a female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
What was the greatest turning point of history?
the birth of Christ
Which pharaoh was the first pharaoh of all Egypt?
Menes
What was the purpose of the Flood?
God punished man for the heigh of evil man had reached
What was the result of the first human sin?
Man would have a sin nature
What makes the study of history difficult?
God confused the languages, forcing the people to spread across the earth
