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Hinduism is a polytheistic religion

True

Artifacts are natural objects not made by people.

False

Learning history is just the act of memorizing names, places, and dates

False

History is the study of the record of past events

True

Historians should avoid the temptation to say that all calamities are God's judgement

True

A Christian should use the Bible to make moral judgements when studying history

True

God revealed to the Israelites that time is linear

True

Secondary sources are records that explain or interpret primary sources

True

A presupposition is a thing assumed beforehand

True

Every civilization is made of people created in the image of God

True

What are two of the secular historical presuppositions for the motivations behind peoples' actions

Self-interest and naturalism

What are primary sources?

Firsthand accounts or original artifacts

In what part of Egypt did the Egyptian civilization develop?

Nile River Valley

Which events mark the most important turning point in world history?

Jesus’s birth, death, and resurrection

Why would ancient people see time as cyclical?

Seasons and farming cycles

How many people did Jesus appear to after the resurrection?

Over 500

What do historians hope to understand through study?

Past human actions and decisions

Whom did Persia fight in the battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis?

Greece (the Greeks)

What religion did Africans follow before Christianity and Islam were introduced?

Traditional religions (Animism)

What is a republic?

Government run by elected leaders

Who alone knows the real motivation that led people to act in history?

God

What did the disciples do in the months following the resurrection?

Preached the gospel

Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in what?

Reincarnation and karma

What are the five major themes of civilizations?

Justice, Power, Citizenship, Environment, Religion

Why is it possible to study history?

God created us with order and memory

Who did Rome fight in the three Punic Wars?

Carthage

What is the single most important geographic feature in Africa?

Sahara Desert (or Nile River)

Why can Christians study history with hope?

God is in control

Where were the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, located?

Babylon

Who taught that the ideal government was ruled by a few intelligent men?

Plato

What occupation is a historian like?

Detective

What was the main overland trade route between China and the rest of the world called?

Silk Road

What is God’s ultimate goal?

To glorify Himself

What does the accurate study of history depend on?

Primary sources

What two things happen when we forget what God has done?

Hardened hearts and disobedience

How did ancient peoples without God’s special revelation view history?

Cyclical

Being a Christian would be ________ if Christ’s resurrection did not happen.

Pointless

Religion

Beliefs and values

Citizenship

Rights and duties of members

Power

Control and authority

Justice

Fair treatment

Environment

Physical surroundings

What is the definition of history?

Record of past events

What are the different steps the historian follows?

Gather, analyze, and write