Abeka Grade 7 History of the World Test 1
true
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are the Patriarchs of Israel.
Shinar
After the Flood, where did Noah and his family settle?
fellowship with God
Because man was made in the image of God, what did man's special characteristics allow for?
God was showing the Egyptians how foolish it was to worship the forces of nature as gods. He turned those very powers of nature against the people who trusted in them. God proved His power, using the ten plagues to free the children of Israel.
By sending the ten plagues, what was God teaching the Egyptians about their gods?
Mizraim
From whom did the Egyptians descend?
Humanism, like evolution, destroys man and his relationship with God.
How are evolution and humanism related?
Joseph
Jacob's son _______ was sold into slavery and became a chief assistant to an Egyptian king.
Sinai Peninsula
Locate on a map a peninsula in northeastern Egypt.
Tigris River
Locate on a map a river in the Middle East that flows through the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
Euphrates River
Locate on a map a river in the Middle East that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent.
Black Sea
Locate on a map a sea between Europe and Turkey..
Red Sea
Locate on a map the body of water that separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.
Ur
Locate on a map the city in the land of Sumer where Abraham lived when God told him to leave and journey to a new land.
Persian Gulf
Locate on a map the gulf between the Arabian Peninsula and Persia.
Babylon
Locate on a map the largest and most important city in Mesopotamia.
Nile River
Locate on a map the river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around and it is the longest river in the world.
Caspian Sea
Locate on a map the world's largest saltwater lake located between the Middle East and Russia.
Mediterranean Sea
Locate on a map this body of water that separates Europe and northern Africa.
Egypt's
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms are the three divisions of ancient _________ history.
polytheistic
The Sumerian religion could be described as humanistic and __________.
God
The most important part of culture is how people relate to ______.
Thutmose III
Under which pharaoh did the Egyptian Empire reach its greatest extent?
Champollion
What French scholar deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
Herodotus
What Greek historian wrote about ancient Egypt?
B.C.
What abbreviation after a date means "before the birth of Christ"?
A.D.
What abbreviation before a date means "in the year of our Lord"?
Mesopotamia
What area of land means "land between the rivers"?
dynasties, hieroglyphics, medical advances, pyramids
What best describes Egyptian civilization?
Genesis
What book of the Bible gives us the account of the beginning?
laws
What is Hammurabi best remembered for?
Nile River
What is the longest river in the world?
archaeology
What is the study of relics and ruins of ancient cultures?
God confused the languages, forcing the people to spread across the earth.
What makes the study of history difficult?
Euphrates
What means "that makes fruitful"?
Hammurabi
What ruler united all of Mesopotamia under his rule?
capital punishment
What was established to teach the sanctity of human life?
fertile soil
What was the greatest gift of the Nile River to the Egyptians?
the birth of Christ
What was the greatest turning point of history?
mummification
What was the process used by the Egyptians to preserve bodies?
God punished man for the height of evil man had reached.
What was the purpose of the Flood?
Man would have a sin nature.
What was the result of the first human sin?
Sumerians
Which group of people in history was known to have first used the wheel?
Hatshepsut
Which pharaoh was a female pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
Which pharaoh was the first pharaoh of all Egypt?
Cain
Which son of Adam and Eve built a foundation of rebellion against God?
bureaucracy
Which word best defines the structure of the Egyptian society and government?
Nimrod
Who led in the building of the Tower of Babel?
Abraham
Who was chosen by God to be the father of the nation of Israel?
Moses
Whom did God use to direct His children out of Egypt?
nation-state
a group of people living in its own land with its own government
nation
a large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit
tribute
a payment from one nation to another
cuneiform
a wedge-shaped writing
bureaucracy
an organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern
writing
the Sumerians' greatest accomplishment
Canaan
the center of the ancient world was the land that God promised to Israel
empire
the rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples
dispersion
the scattering of people over the earth
culture
the way of life of a group of people
