World History 10 Chap 1 (Abeka)

Man's special characteristics

Language and thought, awareness of the difference between right and wrong, freedom to make choices.

Evolution

A destructive faith; a fabled process of progressive change dependent on chance and time, with the origin of life on earth.

Claims of evolution

Claims man 'evolved' from animals; attacks God's place as Creator.

Focal point of history

Jesus' incarnation, birth, life, resurrection, and ascension.

Ancient history

From 4000 B.C. to the fall of Rome.

Medieval history

From the fall of Rome to the Protestant Reformation (A.D. 1500).

Modern history

From the Protestant Reformation until present.

Government

Institution that has both authority and power to control, direct, and rule in the actions and affairs of others — obtained by God.

Capital Punishment

After the Flood (Deluge), God gave government the ability to order the death penalty.

First foundational civil ordinance

Capital punishment for murder.

Humanism

Worship of man.

Postdiluvian

Means 'post‑flood'; refers to the period after the Flood.

Plain of Shinar

Region where Noah's three sons migrated after the Flood.

Nimrod

Builder of the first world empire; led the construction of Babel (later Babylon).

Tower of Babel

Location where God confused human language, causing people to disperse and form nations.

Origin of Nations

Large groups of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a single entity.

Origin of Races

Mankind divided into several large groups called races.

Peleg

His name means 'division'; associated with the division of peoples.

Japhetic People

Spoke the Indo‑European common language.