Abeka 7th grade History Test 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed

Abeka 7th grade History Test 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed a large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit nation the way of life of a group of people culture the scattering of people over the earth dispersion a wedge-shaped writing cuneiform the rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples empire a group of people living in its own land with its own government nation-state an organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern bureaucracy a payment from one nation to another tribute What was the greatest turning point of history? the birth of Christ Which group of people in history was known to have first used the wheel? Sumerians Which pharaoh was the first pharaoh of all Egypt? Menes Which pharaoh was a female pharaoh of Egypt? Hatshepsut Under which pharaoh did the Egyptian Empire reach its greatest extent? Thutmose III Which group of items best describes Egyptian civilizations? dynasties, hieroglyphics, medical advances, pyramids After the Flood, where did Noah and his family settle? Shinar Who led in the building of the Tower of Babel Nimrod What was the greatest gift of the Nile River to the Egyptians? fertile soil From whom did the Egyptians descend? Mizraim Which word best defines the structure of the Egyptian society and government? bureaucracy What is Hammurabi best remembered for? laws Because man was made in the image of God, what did man's special characteristics allow for? fellowship with God The center of the ancient world, and was the land that God promised to Israel Canaan The most important part of culture is how people ? God Was chosed by God to be the father of the nation of Israel Abraham The Sumerians' greatest accomplishment writing The Sumerian religion could be described as humanistic and polytheistic The process used by the Egyptians to preserve bodies mummification Abraham, Isaac and ? are the Patriarchs of Israel Jacob Means "that makes fruitful" Euphrates The study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures archaeology The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms are the three divisions of ancient ? history Egypt's Jacob's son ? was sold into slavery and became a chief assistant to an Egyptian king. Joseph What was the purpose of the Flood? God punished man for the height of evil man had reached What was the result of the first human sin? man would have a sin nature How are evolution and humanism related? evolution is a form of humanism that destroys man and his relationship with God What makes the study of history difficult? God confused the languages, forcing the people to spread across the earth What area of land means "land between the rivers"? Mesopotamia Whom did God use to direct His children out of Egypt? Moses What was established to teach the sanctity of human life? capital punishment Which son of Adam and Eve built a foundation of rebellion against God? Cain What abbreviation before a date means "in the year of our Lord"? A.D. What abbreviation after a date means "before the birth of Christ"? B.C. What ruler united all of Mesopotamia under his rule? Hammurabi What book of the bible gives us the account of the beginning? Gensis What French scholar deciphered the Rosetta Stone? Jean Francis Champollion What is the longest river in the world? Nile River What Greek historian wrote about ancient Egypt? Herodotus Which river is on the eastern boundry fertile cresent? Tigris River Which river is on the western boundry of the fertile crescent? Euphrates