World History Chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards
Define History
record of the past from creation to the present revealing the actions of God and humans based on the best surviving evidence
Define civilization
group of people who establish cities, governments, social classes, specialized jobs, arts, sciences, written languages, and religion
How does our study of ancient civilizations contradict the evolutionary theory?
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
What civilization established the idea of dynastic rule?
Egyptians
What civilization created a lasting monotheistic religion with a high ethical code?
Hebrews
What civilization developed a cuneiform writing?
Sumerians
What civilization figured out how to turn silkworms into silk?
Chinese
What civilization developed the first alphabet?
Phoenicians
What civilization made earliest known use of iron for weapons?
Assyrians
What civilization developed a large empire, but used very harsh methods to conquer and rule?
Assyrians
What civilization wrote notable literary works, such as the epic poem Gilgamesh?
Sumerians
What civilization developed the Caste system to order their society?
Indians
What civilization developed a solar calendar of 365 days?
Egyptians
What civilization held their empire together through efficient administration, excellent communication, and humane treatment of conquered people?
Persians
What civilization developed the use of coinage to replace bartering?
Lydians
What civilization became sea traders and dealt in purple dye and cedar wood?
Phoenicians
What civilization compiled a written code of laws which was spread and enforced throughout the empire?
Amorites
What civilization used advanced mathematics for measurement and construction of pyramids?
Egyptians
What civilization was used by God to judge the Assyrians and the Southern Kingdom of Israel?
Chaldeans
What civilization that scholars were their top government leader?
Chinese
What civilization established an empire which extended from India to Egypt to Greece?
Persians
What civilization was used by God to punish the Israel, but shown mercy through the prophet Jonah?
Assyrians
What civilization left evidence of their beliefs in immorality in their codes of conduct and in their procedures for preserving the body after death?
Egyptians
Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh who captured Syria, Palestine, and Phoenicia; the greatest “warrior-king”?
Thutmose the 3rd
Who led the Hebrews from Egyptian captivity to the borders of the promised land?
Moses
Who was the Amorite king who wrote a Code of Law?
Hammurabi
Who was the female Pharaoh known for establishing peace and trade?
Hatsheput
Who was the Chaldean king who conquered the Fertile Crescent and rebuilt Babylon, adding the Hanging Gardens?
Nebuchadnezzar
Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh who united Upper and lower Egypt?
Menes (Namar)
Who was the native of Ur but left because God chose me to become the father of nations?
Abraham
Who invaded the various city-states of Sumer and created the first empire?
Sargon the 1st
Who was the last great Egyptian Pharaoh known for building temples and large monuments of himself?
Ramses the 2nd
Who was the Persian Kind who conquered the Medes and Lydians and also allowed the Israelites to return to their land?
Cyrus the Great
What happened on 772 BC?
Northern Israel was taken over by Assyria
What happened on 586 BC?
Southern Israel was taken over by Babylon
What is the Ripple Effect?
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.
Why are the Code of Laws important?
It was important because it is the first written law and was first spread and enforced throughout kingdoms
What is the significance of The Epic of Gilgamesh?
It was the oldest written story about Gilgamesh’s futile search for everlasting life also including story about the universal flood.
What is the difference between the three Egyptian Kingdoms or Ages?
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
What makes Chinese language difficult?
The different tonal variations with many dialects and over 65,000 characters.
What are the key features of both Indian and Chinese societies?
India had the joint-family, Village life, and the Caste System
China had strong family ties and language importance of scholars/
What word means the time before written records?
Pre-history
What is primary versus secondary history?
Primary was eyewitnesses, letters, diaries, legal documents, and newspapers, and artworks
Secondary is non-eyewitnesses
What word means the land between the rivers?
Mesopotamia
What word means worship of many gods?
polytheism
What word means earliest known writing system?
Cuneiform
What word means pyramid-like temples, glazed different colors?
Ziggurats
What word means forced rule of one people over another?
Empire
What word means study of celestial bodies?
Astronomy
What word means interpreting human events and destiny by the position of stars and planets?
Astrology
What word means people Governed directly by God?
Theocracy
What word means the worship of one God?
Monotheism
What word means the scattering of Jewish people throughout history?
Diaspora
What word means successive rule by members of the same family?
Dynasty
What word means the first paper?
Papyrus
What is the definition of hieroglyphics?
writing with symbols or drawings the key was found in the 1800s called the Rosetta Stone
What word means one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar?
Hanging Gardens
What word means provinces with governors?
satrapes
What word means large, extended family, with a patriarch, and family more important then individual?
Joint-Family
What word means only growing enough for family to survive?
Subsistence Farming
What word means rigid social structure dictating entire life?
Caste System
What word means fulfilling your duty you will be born again into a higher caste until you escape?
Dharma
What word means good for good and bad for bad?
karma
What word means state of absolute peace and happiness where one loses oneself in the world soul, changeless reality?
Nirvana
What word did Ancient China believe they were?
Middle Kingdom
What word is the saying of Confucius?
Analects
What dynasty was a long the yellow river and had the first writing system, silkworms?
Shang Dynasty
What dynasty was the classical age established Chinese culture?
Zhou Dynasty
What was the first known empire?
Sargon
Who wrote the Code of Laws?
Hammurabi
Who was sent by God to promised land?
Abraham of Ur
Who had deliverance and establishment of a Theocracy?
Moses
Who united the nations but rejected God because of pride?
Saul
Who was the warrior who established peace and loved God?
David
Who was during the Golden Age of Israel and built the temple?
Solomon
Who moved the Israelites to Egypt?
Joseph
Who allied with Medes and was used by God to judge other nations?
Nebuchadnezzar
Who was the co-ruler with Nabondis who God judged?
Belshazzar
Who was known as Buddha and established the 4 Noble Truths?
Siddhartha Gutamela
Who founded taoism?
Laozi
