Ignite Academy World History Unit 1 Quiz 1
What is the area that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea and contains some of the richest farmland in the world called?
Fertile Crescent
son of Noah
Shem
Views on creation are theological in nature rather than historical.
True
before the Flood
antediluvian
violent interruption
catastrophism
According to some scholars which of the following must societies develop before they can have true civilization?
cities
follows the rise of cities
civilization
God's directive to dominate the earth
cultural mandate
Which is defined as a wedge-shaped style of writing used in Sumer?
cuneiform
Which style of writing was used in Sumer?
cuneiform
moving in cycles; occurring repeatedly at regular intervals
cyclical
digression from one stage to another
devolution
Select four elements of civilization.
division of labor commerce and trade technology political organization
Civilization develops in the struggle for which of the following? Select all that apply.
dominion survival
To fulfill the cultural mandate after the fall, what did man have to expend in huge amounts?
energy
Which of the following believe that man developed from a lower form of life?
evolutionists
Which people believe man developed from a lower form of life?
evolutionists
to develop gradually; work out; unfold
evolve
Labor specialization occurred early in man's history as demonstrated in Cain becoming a _________________________and Abel becoming a _______________.
farmer shepherd
The spiritual picture of the Flood scenario portrays the Flood as:
final judgment
What was vitally needed to cultivate the Fertile Crescent region?
hard work and cooperation
What was man's original state?
innocence
The Lugal were_____________
kings
What is promised to Abram in Genesis 12:1-3 and 7? Select all that apply.
land he would have a great or famous name he would become a great nation he would be blessed and be a blessing
Civilization and cities arise when a society has which of the following? Select all that apply.
large population of nonfarmers enough food
the ability to read and write
literacy
man
made in the image of God
made in God's image
man
Which is a command or order?
mandate
subdue the earth
mandate
the practice of marrying only one person at a time
monogamy
worship and belief in one god
monotheism
Garden of Eden
perfect environment
the worship or belief in more than one god
polytheism
The members of Abraham's family ______________________the local religion before they left Ur.
practiced the local religion
third millennium
probable date for Chinese civilization
Which is the most perfect example of something?
quintessence
The modern state is normally held to be a(n) __________development.
recent
economy
scarce resources
Isolated, self-sufficient economic units mark a more ___________economy.
simple
According to Genesis, God created man on the ____________day.
sixth
The Fertile Crescent was an area of valuable ___________________.
soil
division of labor
specialization
What did mankind have to develop in order to survive after the fall?
specialized labor
The tools and processes to make things and to satisfy human needs is the definition of which of the following?
technology
tools
technology
What is a ziggurat?
temple tower
After the Fall, man was still under?
the cultural mandate
Select two similarities between the Sumerian and Genesis Flood accounts.
the huge boat special revelation
believes in both evolution and Genesis
theistic evolutionist
People who believe that God started the evolutionary process, then left it to run according to His laws, are called
theistic evolutionists
The spiritual picture of the Flood scenario portrays those in the ark as:
those in Jesus Christ
What is the ultimate result of specialization?
trade
says earth is billions of years old
uniformitarian geology
When will man fully dominate the earth?
when Christ returns
In Christian tradition, everyone upon the earth may trace his ancestry to Noah.
True
Jesus Christ was a descendant of Abraham.
True
Many different beliefs are held concerning the origin of man.
True
Most Hamitic people went to Africa.
True
Paleoanthropologists believe that the first people originated in Africa.
True
Paul's statement about the origin of physical death in Romans 5:12 seems to contradict the assumptions of evolution.
True
The Tower of Babel represented human rebellion against God.
True
The four seasons and human government set the stage for the development of postdiluvian civilization.
True
Theistic evolutionists believe that God started the process of evolution.
True
yom
Hebrew word for day
most conservative date for the Flood
2500 B.C.
When did cities first arise in Sumer?
3000 B.C.
probable dates for Creation
8000 to 5000 or 4000 B.C.
Which three were descendants of Shem?
Abraham Elam Sheba
According to bible scholars, Ham and his descendants spread throughout North ___________________and parts of Mesopotamia.
Africa
The _______________ruler Sargon the Great, created the first world empire.
Akkadian
_____________represented united human strength in rebellion against God.
Babel
The name of the _____________________account of the Flood is the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Babylonian
divine revelation
Bible
Civilization first developed among the descendants of whom?
Cain
According to the curse pronounced by Noah (Genesis 9:24-27), _____________________ was to serve Shem and _________________.
Canaan Japheth
first major event in the history of civilization
Creation of man
Which is the Babylonian account of the Flood?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Adam, the first man, was a polytheist.
False
Everyone believes that the existence of God is necessary when discussing man's origin.
False
Lugal was a city in Ur.
False
No records are available about life before the Flood because no life existed before the Flood.
False
The cradle of civilization was in central Europe.
False
to subdue the earth
God's mandate
The spiritual picture of the Flood scenario portrays the ark as:
Jesus Christ
From 2125 B.C. to 2025 B.C., which of the following was ruled by the Third Dynasty of Ur?
Mesopotamia
Where was the cradle of civilization according to most historians?
Mesopotamia
In Christian tradition, everyone is descended from whom?
Noah
Which dynasty ruled from about 2125 to 2025 B.C.?
Third Dynasty of Ur
Which two rivers formed the area known as the cradle of civilization?
Tigris River Euphrates River
A complex society requires a higher order of political organization than a simple society.
True
Bible historians believe that Shem and his descendants settled in the Middle East.
True
Christian theistic evolutionists do not interpret Genesis literally.
True
Evolutionists do not believe in a literal six-day Creation.
True
