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58 Cards in this Set
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Do we know about all of our past?
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no
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What is a person who writes about history known as?
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a historian
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How people should relate to God is found in the Bible in ______20:1-11.
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Exodus
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How people should relate to other people is found in the Bible in _____20:11-23:9.
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Exodus
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How people should relate to their environment is found in the Bible in _____1:28 and ______23:10-12.
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Genisis and Exodus
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List five of the categories of human culture.
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literature
religion customs government technology |
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One who studies history from the remains of human culture.
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archaeologist
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One who interprets ancient inscriptions (writings).
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epigrapher
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The practice of writing history.
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historiography
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One who studies the history, structure, and function of language.
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linguist
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One who studies coins, medals, or paper money.
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numismatist
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One skilled in collecting and arranging numerical data.
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statistician
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A historian may use his imagination combined with his knowledge to speculate what the complete history might be.
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true
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Since a complete knowledge of history is not possible, a historian must be _____ in order to speculate.
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imaginative
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A _________ is someone who writes history, whereas the practice of writing history is called a _________
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historian and historiography
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To take a position on history is to be:
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judgmental
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To be able to do many things well is to be:
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versatile
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To keep on doing something until it is done is to be:
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tenacious
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Bones, tools, weapons, and pottery are examples of:
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material remains
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Ancient manuscripts, treaties, diaries, books, and magazines are examples of:
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written records
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Drawings and maps are examples of:
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pictorial data
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Myths, legends, and songs are examples of:
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oral traditions
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More __________ sources are found in libraries, while archives, museums, and archaeological ruins usually contain _________ source materials.
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secondary and primary
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Historical _________is the study of the origin and life of the planet.
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geology
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Which is NOT one of the three methods used to estimate the age of the Earth?
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measurements of the number of rings in tree trunks
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At the present time, it is impossible to accurately date the earth.
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true
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One of the ways in which men try to date the earth is by analyzing the ______ of the sea
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saltiness
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Which of the following is a reliable method for dating the age of the earth?
measuring salinity levels measuring sedimentation radioactive decay none of the above |
none of the above
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A source from the period being studied is a _____ source
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primary
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The study of the origin and life of planet earth is called:
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historical geology
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To remove preconceived notions and ideas from one's mind before writing is to be _____.
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unprejudiced
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The practice of writing history is known as ______.
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epigraphy
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A source from some time after the period being studied is a ________ source
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secondary
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Studying the language in which a source is written falls into which step of the historical method
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interpretation of data
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The historian's decision on how to present the data takes place in which step?
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synthesis of data
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the view that history moves from a beginning to an end with a purpose
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linear history
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having meaning or a certain viewpoint of history
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sense of history
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people who were the first to have a sense of history
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Hebrews
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the view that history recurs purposelessly
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cyclical history
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The ______ view of history was cyclical.
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Greek
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A cyclical view of history can be described as
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incomplete
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History to Christians does not have an immediate purpose and eternal meaning.
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false
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Who is in control of history?
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God
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The starting point for all history was in the heart of God.
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true
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The first written Hebrew history is called _________.
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the Pentateuch
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History to Christians has an immediate purpose and eternal meaning.
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true
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One of the ways in which men try to date the earth is by analyzing the saltiness of the ocean.
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true
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We need to understand the past that we might better assess the perils and opportunities of the future.
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true
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History is the story of man and his relationship to God.
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true
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Man was created to have and enjoy friendship with God.
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true
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Man's evil nature is constant until he is redeemed.
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true
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Which culture is best known for its development of the alphabet?
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Phoenicians
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Which two cultures are best known for their development of a calendar?
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Babylonians
Egyptians |
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Which culture is best known for its development of irrigation?
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Egyptians
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Which culture is best known for its development of embalming techniques?
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Egyptians
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Which culture is best known for spreading civilized ideas to other lands?
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Phoenicians
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Which culture is best known for its development of a system of weights and measures?
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Babylonians
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Which culture used the Ten Commandments?
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Hebrews
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