Terms
Wedge-shaped writing
Cuneiform
Th study of the relics and ruins of ancient culture
Archaeology
What is the abbreviation before a date which means ‘in the year of our Lord’?
A.D.
Which son of Adam and Eve built a foundation of rebellion against God?
Cain
What civilization is best described by:
dynasties hieroglyphics, medical advances, pyramids
Egypt
The scattering of people over the earth
dispersion
The system of laws established by a Babylonian king
Code of Hammurabi
What is the meaning of the word, ‘genesis’?
Beginnings
Whom did God choose to lead His children out of Egypt?
Moses
What archaeological artifact enabled the deciphering of hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
A payment from one nation to another
Tribute
The process of making laws known to the people of a civilization
Promulgaion
What abbreviation after a date means, ‘before the birth of Christ’?
B.C.
What Greek historian wrote about ancient Egypt in the 8th century B.C.?
Heroditus
What was the greatest gift of the Nile River for the Egyptians?
Fertile soil
The belief in multiple gods
Polytheism
Wandering herdsmen with no permanent home
Nomads
Term means ‘founding fathers’
Patriarchs
What French scholar deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
Jean Francois Champollion
slavery, Egypt
Putting man in place of or above God
Humanism
What was established to teach the sanctity of human life, after Cain killed his brother, Abel?
Capital Punishment
What is the term that describes the structure of the Egyptian society and government?
bureaucracy
Who are the patriarchs of Israel?
What is Hammurabi best remembered for - his main contribution to history?
Laws