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Define History

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record of the past from creation to the present revealing the actions of God and humans based on the best surviving evidence

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2
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Define civilization

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group of people who establish cities, governments, social classes, specialized jobs, arts, sciences, written languages, and religion

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How does our study of ancient civilizations contradict the evolutionary theory?

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It shows how History has gotten better and worse not just better which evolutionists believe and it shows how the people relied on God to do things

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What civilization established the idea of dynastic rule?

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Egyptians

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What civilization created a lasting monotheistic religion with a high ethical code?

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Hebrews

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What civilization developed a cuneiform writing?

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Sumerians

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What civilization figured out how to turn silkworms into silk?

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Chinese

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What civilization developed the first alphabet?

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Phoenicians

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What civilization made earliest known use of iron for weapons?

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Assyrians

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What civilization developed a large empire, but used very harsh methods to conquer and rule?

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Assyrians

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What civilization wrote notable literary works, such as the epic poem Gilgamesh?

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Sumerians

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What civilization developed the Caste system to order their society?

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Indians

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13
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What civilization developed a solar calendar of 365 days?

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Egyptians

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What civilization held their empire together through efficient administration, excellent communication, and humane treatment of conquered people?

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Persians

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What civilization developed the use of coinage to replace bartering?

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Lydians

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What civilization became sea traders and dealt in purple dye and cedar wood?

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Phoenicians

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What civilization compiled a written code of laws which was spread and enforced throughout the empire?

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Amorites

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18
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What civilization used advanced mathematics for measurement and construction of pyramids?

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Egyptians

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What civilization was used by God to judge the Assyrians and the Southern Kingdom of Israel?

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Chaldeans

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What civilization that scholars were their top government leader?

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Chinese

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21
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What civilization established an empire which extended from India to Egypt to Greece?

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Persians

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What civilization was used by God to punish the Israel, but shown mercy through the prophet Jonah?

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Assyrians

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What civilization left evidence of their beliefs in immorality in their codes of conduct and in their procedures for preserving the body after death?

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Egyptians

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Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh who captured Syria, Palestine, and Phoenicia; the greatest “warrior-king”?

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Thutmose the 3rd

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Who led the Hebrews from Egyptian captivity to the borders of the promised land?

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Moses

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26
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Who was the Amorite king who wrote a Code of Law?

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Hammurabi

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27
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Who was the female Pharaoh known for establishing peace and trade?

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Hatsheput

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Who was the Chaldean king who conquered the Fertile Crescent and rebuilt Babylon, adding the Hanging Gardens?

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Nebuchadnezzar

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Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh who united Upper and lower Egypt?

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Menes (Namar)

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30
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Who was the native of Ur but left because God chose me to become the father of nations?

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Abraham

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Who invaded the various city-states of Sumer and created the first empire?

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Sargon the 1st

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Who was the last great Egyptian Pharaoh known for building temples and large monuments of himself?

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Ramses the 2nd

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Who was the Persian Kind who conquered the Medes and Lydians and also allowed the Israelites to return to their land?

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Cyrus the Great

34
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What happened on 772 BC?

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Northern Israel was taken over by Assyria

35
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What happened on 586 BC?

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Southern Israel was taken over by Babylon

36
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What is the Ripple Effect?

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The effect that shows that each civilization developed and added onto what the one before created, taking contributions from the civilization they took over to make their own better.

37
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Why are the Code of Laws important?

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It was important because it is the first written law and was first spread and enforced throughout kingdoms

38
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What is the significance of The Epic of Gilgamesh?

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It was the oldest written story about Gilgamesh’s futile search for everlasting life also including story about the universal flood.

39
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What is the difference between the three Egyptian Kingdoms or Ages?

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The Old Kingdom was the Age of Pharaoh as God, Menes united the upper and lower Egypt, capital is Memphis it also had the Great Pyramid
The Middle Kingdom was the Age of People, the pharaohs helped the people, Joseph, Hyksos brought the horse and chariot
The New Kingdom Age was the Age of Empire, Hatsheput, Thutmose, and Ramses

40
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What makes Chinese language difficult?

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The different tonal variations with many dialects and over 65,000 characters.

41
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What are the key features of both Indian and Chinese societies?

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India had the joint-family, Village life, and the Caste System
China had strong family ties and language importance of scholars/

42
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What word means the time before written records?

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Pre-history

43
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What is primary versus secondary history?

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Primary was eyewitnesses, letters, diaries, legal documents, and newspapers, and artworks
Secondary is non-eyewitnesses

44
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What word means the land between the rivers?

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Mesopotamia

45
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What word means worship of many gods?

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polytheism

46
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What word means earliest known writing system?

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Cuneiform

47
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What word means pyramid-like temples, glazed different colors?

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Ziggurats

48
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What word means forced rule of one people over another?

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Empire

49
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What word means study of celestial bodies?

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Astronomy

50
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What word means interpreting human events and destiny by the position of stars and planets?

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Astrology

51
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What word means people Governed directly by God?

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Theocracy

52
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What word means the worship of one God?

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Monotheism

53
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What word means the scattering of Jewish people throughout history?

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Diaspora

54
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What word means successive rule by members of the same family?

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Dynasty

55
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What word means the first paper?

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Papyrus

56
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What is the definition of hieroglyphics?

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writing with symbols or drawings the key was found in the 1800s called the Rosetta Stone

57
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What word means one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar?

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Hanging Gardens

58
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What word means provinces with governors?

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satrapes

59
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What word means large, extended family, with a patriarch, and family more important then individual?

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Joint-Family

60
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What word means only growing enough for family to survive?

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Subsistence Farming

61
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What word means rigid social structure dictating entire life?

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Caste System

62
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What word means fulfilling your duty you will be born again into a higher caste until you escape?

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Dharma

63
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What word means good for good and bad for bad?

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karma

64
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What word means state of absolute peace and happiness where one loses oneself in the world soul, changeless reality?

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Nirvana

65
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What word did Ancient China believe they were?

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Middle Kingdom

66
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What word is the saying of Confucius?

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Analects

67
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What dynasty was a long the yellow river and had the first writing system, silkworms?

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Shang Dynasty

68
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What dynasty was the classical age established Chinese culture?

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Zhou Dynasty

69
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What was the first known empire?

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Sargon

70
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Who wrote the Code of Laws?

A

Hammurabi

71
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Who was sent by God to promised land?

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Abraham of Ur

72
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Who had deliverance and establishment of a Theocracy?

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Moses

73
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Who united the nations but rejected God because of pride?

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Saul

74
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Who was the warrior who established peace and loved God?

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David

75
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Who was during the Golden Age of Israel and built the temple?

A

Solomon

76
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Who moved the Israelites to Egypt?

A

Joseph

77
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Who allied with Medes and was used by God to judge other nations?

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Nebuchadnezzar

78
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Who was the co-ruler with Nabondis who God judged?

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Belshazzar

79
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Who was known as Buddha and established the 4 Noble Truths?

A

Siddhartha Gutamela

80
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Who founded taoism?

A

Laozi

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