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World History study guide Flashcards

1
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What is a covenant?

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A binding agreement between two or more people.

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2
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List the five books of the Torah.

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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

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What happened to the Jews in the book of Genesis?

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God made a covenant with Abraham to leave Ur to go to Canaan with his family.

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4
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What three things does the Hebrew bible contain?

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Jewish history, religious laws, and many other writings.

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5
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Do Jews accept the new testament as scriptures?

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No

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6
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What time was the new testament written?

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Between 50 AD and 150 AD

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7
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What language did Jesus and his followers speak?

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Aramaic

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8
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What language was the New Testament written in?

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Greek

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9
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How many books does the Gospel contain?

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like 4 or something idk

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10
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How many books does the New testament contain?

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27 books/documents

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11
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What are the epistles?

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The books that come after the gospel, also called formal letters.

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12
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Describe the book of revelations.

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It is the last book of the New testament. It is written like epistles, but makes predictions about future events. It uses complicated images to predict Jesus’ return to earth and a final battle between good and evil.

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13
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What are parables?

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Stories with a moral that explain important lessons.

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14
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Where did Jacob and his people travel to because of the famine?

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Egypt

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15
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Proverbs provide ____ saying.

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wise

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16
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Literature of the Hebrew bible are song of songs, _____, and _____.

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proverbs and psalms

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17
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The weekly day of rest is called _____.

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Sabbath

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18
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How do scholars believe the story of Abraham was passed down?

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mouth to ear

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19
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Where did God tell Abraham to go?

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Canaan, the Promised land

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20
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How long ago was Judaism developed?

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3000 years ago

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21
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Who was the person who helped the Israelites to Canaan after Moses died?

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Joshua

22
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Who was the first king after the time of judges ended.

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Saul

23
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What is a binding agreement?

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covenant

24
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What is acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God’s law?

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righteousness

25
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What is a celebration to commemorate God’s freeing from slavery?

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Passover

26
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Who wrote some of the Proverbs?

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Solomon

27
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What is the belief that there is only one God?

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monotheism

28
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what is the sacred writing that is the only source of Jewish teaching?

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Scripture

29
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Who wrote some of the Psalms in the bible?

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David

30
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Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

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Moses

31
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Who married an Israelite out of her country?

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Ruth

32
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Who was the only female judge?

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Deborah

33
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What happened after Solomon died?

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The kingdom was split into two. North was Kingdom of Israel and South was Kingdom of Judah.

34
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What are the events that happened in the Torah?

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the creation, noah and the arc, the covenant between God and abraham, the ten commandments, passover, and desert experience

35
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What was the job of the prophet that was chosen by God?

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The job of the prophet that was chosen by God was to be a messenger to tell the truth of the Lord to other people.

36
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What two religions did Judaism form?

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Christianity and Islam

37
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Why did Canaan become known as the promised land?

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It was the place that God told Abraham to go to because he would prepare the land for all his descendants.

38
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What was the name of Abraham’s son?

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Isaac

39
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What was the name of Abraham’s grandson?

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Jacob

40
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How many sons did Abraham’s grandson have?

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12

41
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What was Jacob renamed to?

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Israel

42
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What was the ancient Chinese’s most important spirit?

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ancestors

43
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Where do they believe their ancestors lived after death?

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Spirit World

44
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What would happen if they took care of their ancestors?

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The ancestors would protect and guide them.

45
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Why did China have a unique culture?

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Because of its geographical location

46
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What were the two different belief systems during the Zhou?

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Confucianism and Daoism

47
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What is a philosophy?

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A set of beliefs about the world and how to live.

48
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When did Confucius live?

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Warring State Period

49
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What is Confucius known as and why?

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The First teacher because of his great wisdom.

50
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When was he born?

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551 BC into a poor family

51
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What problems did he see?

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Greed and cruelty

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