HS WH Chapters 1-2 Review

What is the Fall?

The Hyksos were an ancient people who migrated into and conquered India. They brought Sanskrit and the caste system.

Why is Genesis 3:15 considered the "thesis statement of human history"?

What two rivers did the earliest Chinese civilization appear alongside?

A nation is a group of people that shares a land area, culture, and a common language

The Zhou dynasty is referred to as the “classical” age of Chinese history.

Which religion focuses on living in harmony with nature and provided the superstitious elements to Chinese society?

Which famous conqueror conquered the Persian empire?

From which region of the world is the earliest known form of writing, cuneiform, from?

What was the primary religion of the Persian empire?

What does the name "Mesopotamia" mean?

The Assyrian Empire was most remembered for mercy and peace allowing those who it conquered some level of self-rule.

The twelve tribes of Israel divided into two separate kingdoms over what issue?

Why are epic poems like The Epic of Gilgamesh so important for historians?

What did ancient Egyptians believe happened to a person after they died if they were mummified?

Sargon created an important unified code of law in ancient Mesopotamia.

Why did the earliest civilizations appear alongside rivers?

What is the Creation Mandate?

The Tigris and the Euphrates are the two primary rivers that life began alongside in ancient India.

The Babylonian Captivity shows us that God is faithful in keeping His promises as He kept David's family alive.

The term "twisted affections" refers to human beings be able to love God and others more than themselves.

Which period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the Pharaohs”?

Polytheism is the worship of no gods.

The image of God is not unique to humanity

Secondary sources are written by people living in historical periods.

Because of the Fall, humanity's dominion over the earth has become more difficult. Creation rebels against us.

What is citizenship?

Women in ancient Egypt were treated especially well compared to other ancient societies

Monotheism is the worship of one god.

God changed human language at the tower of Babel because of humanity's obedience to God.

Which ancient king paid for the rebuilding of God’s temple in Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity?

What is divine providence?

Confucianism is centered around 5 central human relationships and contributed to Chinese views of politics and society

What is the most trusted form of primary source that historians rely upon?

During which ruler’s reign did the New Babylonian Empire reach its height?

Hinduism is centered around what central idea?

The people of India could not change their caste.

The Jewish people were exiled by the Persians.

What is justice?

Which is NOT an example of a primary source?