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HIEU 201 Test 1 (LU) Questions and
Correct Answers
5 reasons to study history (Stearns article)
Ans: 1) History helps us understand peoples & societies
2) Importance of History in our own lives
3) Contributes to Moral Understanding
4) History Provides Identity
5) Essential for Good Citizenship
4 reasons to care about History (Solomon's article)
Ans: 1) Because the Bible Contains History
2) Because Jesus took history seriously
3) Because Christian beliefs are based on history
4) because history touches our lives
The 3 traditions of Western Civilization (Kurth article)
Ans: 1) The classical culture of Greece & Rome
2) Christianity
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3) Modern Enlightenment
Definition of Civilization:
Ans: the intellectual, material, and cultural
development of organized humane society
the central force of the first civilizations was
Ans: religion
the first civilizations struggled with 3 main things:
Ans: 1) surplus food
2) population
3) specialization
Ancient Near East is now called
Ans: Modern Middle East
HIEU 201 Test 1 (LU) Questions and
Correct Answers
5 reasons to study history (Stearns article)
Ans: 1) History helps us understand peoples & societies
2) Importance of History in our own lives
3) Contributes to Moral Understanding
4) History Provides Identity
5) Essential for Good Citizenship
4 reasons to care about History (Solomon's article)
Ans: 1) Because the Bible Contains History
2) Because Jesus took history seriously
3) Because Christian beliefs are based on history
4) because history touches our lives
The 3 traditions of Western Civilization (Kurth article)
Ans: 1) The classical culture of Greece & Rome
2) Christianity
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3) Modern Enlightenment
Definition of Civilization:
Ans: the intellectual, material, and cultural
development of organized humane society
the central force of the first civilizations was
Ans: religion
the first civilizations struggled with 3 main things:
Ans: 1) surplus food
2) population
3) specialization
Ancient Near East is now called
Ans: Modern Middle East
