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28 Cards in this Set
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What is the written record of mankind?
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History |
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What is the study of the earth's surface?
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Geography |
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What are the continents of: Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica known as?
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Old World continents |
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What is generally the most important thing to know about history? |
WHERE something happened in history is just as important as WHEN it happened and WHO was involved. |
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What event is our dating system in history centered on?
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The coming of Jesus Christ |
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What does AD mean?
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"anno Domini" - "in the year of our Lord" |
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What is the false idea that man began as an animal and slowly changed (evolved) into man? |
evolution |
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What gives us the only true and reasonable record of where we came from and what our first ancestors were like?
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The Bible |
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What is the human development of new knowledge and greater skills throughout history? |
Progress |
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What type of ruler is born into his office and rules until his death? |
absolute monarchy |
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Which type of ruler is one man who usually comes to power by force? |
dictatorship |
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In what type of government is the ruler called a president? |
republic |
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What type of government does the United States have under our Constitution? |
republican government |
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What was built by people who banded together to keep from being "scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth?"
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Tower of Babel |
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What was the beginning of the different languages of mankind? |
At the tower of Babel, God confused the language of the people so they could not understand each other. |
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What is a large body of people who think of themselves as one and are united under one ruler and subject to the same general laws? |
nation
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What is a land in which a nation dwells? |
country |
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What is man's attempt to put himself in place of or above God? |
humanism |
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As groups of people left the Tower of Babel and settled around the world, they began to develop their own unique way of life, or _____. |
culture |
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Name the 7 continents:
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2. South America, 3. Africa, 4. Europe, 5. Asia, 6. Australia, and 7. Antarctica |
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What is the largest continent and has the greatest population? |
Asia |
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What is the second largest continent?
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Africa |
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What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land? |
isthmus |
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What is a narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water and is used for navigation or irrigation? |
canal |
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What are the next 2 largest continents in size after Africa?
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North America and South America |
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What continent is at the "bottom of the world," and is the frozen continent? |
Antarctica |
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Which continent is the next to smallest in size but plays a very important part in world history?
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Europe |
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What is the smallest continent and is the only continent that is also a country? |
Australia |
