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

1
Q

Know the following locations

A

Nile River, Tigris River, Black Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Babylon

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2
Q

Who was Jacob’s son that was sold into slavery? He also became chief assistant to an Egyptian king.

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Joseph

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3
Q

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

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polytheistic

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4
Q

The is the study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures

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archaeology

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5
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This was the process used by the Egyptians to preserve bodies

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mummification

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6
Q

What means “that makes fruitful”

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Euphrates

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7
Q

Abraham, Isaac, and this man are the Patriarchs of Israel

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Jacob

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8
Q

This is the center of the ancient world and was the land that God promised to Israel.

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Canaan

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9
Q

Who was chosen by God to be the father of the nation of Israel

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Abraham

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10
Q

The most important part of our culture is how people relater to who?

A

God

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11
Q

From whom did the Egyptians descend?

A

Mizraim

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12
Q

Who led in the building of the Tower of Babel

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Nimrod

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13
Q

After the Flood, where did Noah and his family settle?

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Shinar

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14
Q

A large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit

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nation

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15
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the way of life of a group of people

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culture

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16
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a payment from one nation to another

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tribute

17
Q

the rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples

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empire

18
Q

the scattering of people over the earth

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dispersion

19
Q

Which pharaoh as a female pharaoh of Egypt?

A

Hatshepsut

20
Q

What was the greatest turning point of history?

A

the birth of Christ

21
Q

Which pharaoh was the first pharaoh of all Egypt?

A

Menes

22
Q

What was the purpose of the Flood?

A

God punished man for the heigh of evil man had reached

23
Q

What was the result of the first human sin?

A

Man would have a sin nature

24
Q

What makes the study of history difficult?

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

25
Q

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

A

Mesopotamia

26
Q

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

A

Genesis

27
Q

Whom did God use to direct His children out of Egypt

A

Moses

28
Q

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

A

B.C.

29
Q

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

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A.D.

30
Q

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

A

Cain

31
Q

What is the longest river in the world?

A

Nile River

32
Q

Essay

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By sending the ten plagues. what was God teaching the Egyptians about their Gods?