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Objects made by man. They may be small relics, towering monuments, or priceless works of art. They can be simple everyday items.
What is an artifact?
A firm belief that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God.
What is a proper study of history?
What is Mesopotamia?
This river flows northward from the southern plateau.
What is the Nile River?
Who is Sargon?
Oral communication that passes down historical information, typically from generation to generation.
What is tradition?
The rebellion of Cain and the obedience of Abel are the...
What are the two ways of life that have men have followed since the fall?
The first civilization founded in Mesopotamia.
What are the Sumerians?
The Egyptian people descended from this son of Ham.
Who is Mizraim?
This person wrote,
"In school the monitor in charge said to me, 'Why are you late?' Afraid and with pounding heart, I entered before my teacher and made a respectful curtsy."
Who is the Sumerian Schoolboy?
Writings that are chiseled in stone, carved in wood, impressed on clay, penned on papyrus, or printed on paper. They provide historians with more accurate information of the past.
What is written records?
A human society characterized by cities, specialized labor, government, arts and science, religious beliefs, and written language.
What is a civilization?
Clay tablets that are known as the earliest form of writing.
What is cuneiform?
The "hill-people" who came from Western Asia and invaded the Egyptians.
Who were the Hyksos?
In this system the pharaoh was at the top, below him were the priests and nobles; then came the merchants, the common people, and the foreign slaves, in that order.
What is the Egyptian social structure?
An artifact of a particular point in time, and a commentary of that artifact are called this.
What is primary and secondary source?
An ancient structure that was symbolic of man's rebellion against God.
What is the tower of Babel?
The name of the Babylonian Flood Narrative.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The possible adoptive-mother of Moses.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This pharaoh likely was the one that would not let the Hebrews leave Egypt.
Who is Amenhotep II?
"The writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods."
What is historiography?
History begins with this.
What is creation?
The written standard of judgment in moral, social, domestic, and commercial matters throughout the empire.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The greatest warrior-king of Egypt. Possibly the pharaoh that Moses was fleeing from.
Who is Thutmose III?
To do well on the test and have a higher quality of life, you should avoid playing this game.
What is Fortnite?