BIBLICAL HISTORY
What is the period called when humans supposedly evolved and there were no written records?
prehistory
What is a person's way of seeing and interpreting the universe and everything in it?
worldview
Name one of the three main types of sources historians use.
artifacts, tradition, and written records
Who created humans?
God
What river was located near the Plain of Shinar?
the Euphrates River
Who recorded God's historical account of the beginning of mankind in Genesis?
Moses
A Christian historian should examine history from what type of worldview?
biblical worldview
Letters and diaries written by people who experienced an event firsthand are examples of what kind of sources?
primary sources
What happened when Adam and Eve disobeyed God?
Sin, suffering, and death entered the world.
Name the two rivers associated with the region shown on the Chapter 1 test map.
Tigris River and Euphrates River
God provides a historical account of what happened during the first seven days of what?
Creation
What guides the men who wrote the Bible so that their writings were God's Word?
inspiration by the Holy Spirit
Historians evaluate sources for accuracy because some historical accounts may do what?
present only one side of the story
Name one way the Fall affected the development of history.
History includes wars, oppression, diseases, and false religions.
What sea is labeled on the Chapter 1 map?
Mediterranean Sea
What book is considered a reliable source for understanding how humans began?
Bible
True or False: The way a person sees and interprets history is his worldview.
True
What should historians consider about the person interpreting information from a historical source?
worldview of the historian
According to Genesis 3:15, who will ultimately be defeated?
Satan or The Devil
What two metals were combined to make bronze?
tin and copper
According to the test, approximately how long ago does the Bible say people were created by God?
Bonus:Why did religions degenerate from the original belief in one God?
6,000 or 7,000 years ago
Bonus: rebelled against God, stopped worshiping Him, developed myths, and corrupted the truth they knew.
Why can the Bible be trusted as a source about the origin of humans?
God created people, God is the divine eyewitness of how humans began, and God told Moses what to write.
What are the three main sources a historian uses to study the past?
Bonus:Why are people able to think, love, use language, know right from wrong, and enjoy relationships?
artifacts, tradition, and written records?
Bonus:God created humans in His own image.
What does Genesis 1:28 describe as God's mandate for people?
To fill, subdue, and have dominion over the earth.
What job specializations were needed to work with copper and tin?
Bonus: Name two arts or sciences that developed in the pre-Flood or post-Flood eras.
Mining and forging metal into tools and instruments.
Bonus:
music, poetry, technology, science, agriculture, building cities, or making bronze.