Vocab
What is the written record of mankind?
History
Our dating system is centered on the birth of Christ?
True
What type of government is found in the United States?
Republic
List three occupations in Sumer:
Farmer, herdsmen, shepherds, tradesmen
Who are the people who dig up and study the remains of ancient cities?
Archaeologists
Double Jeopardy: What is the way of life of a group of people?
Culture
AD means after death.
False
Double Jeopardy: What does AD mean?
True or False: The leader of a republic is a president.
True
What did Sumerians use to stamp their documents?
Seal
What is our only completely accurate record of ancient history?
The Bible
Man's attempt to put himself in the place of God?
Humanism
The event that marks the beginning of history is the fall of man.
False. Double Jeopardy: What does mark the beginning of history?
What type of government has a ruler often born into office and is in complete power?
Double Jeopardy: Absolute Government
What did Sumerians often use in the buildings? Arches, Cylinders, Cuneiform, or Seals
Arches
Supplying land with water is called ____.
Irrigation
A large body of people who think of themselves as one, are united under one ruler, and are subject to the same general laws.
Another name for the Eastern Hemisphere is the New World.
False, Old World
What is a ruler who comes to power by force?
Dictator
What was Sumerians' writing called?
What word means "between the rivers"?
Mesopotatmia
A belief based on fear and ignorance rather than on the truth.
Superstition
The structure build to try to keep man from being scattered after the Flood was the Ark.
Flase, Tower of Babel
Who is the new king of England?
King Charles
What were the temples called that Sumerians built to worship their gods?
Ziggurats
Double jeopardy: What was located on top of a ziggurat?
What mountain do we believe Noah's Ark came to rest?
Mt. Ararat