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5th Grade History ABeka Test 1

Terms in this set (49)

culture
the way of life of a group of people
evolution
a false idea of how man began
history
the written record of mankind
humanism
man's attempt to put himself in the place of God
nation
a large body of people who think of themselves as one and are united under one ruler and subject to the same general laws
superstition
a belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth
republic
A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting; United States is this kind
president
the leader of a republic
absolute monarchy
a type of government whose ruler is often born into office and has complete power
dictator
a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.
creation
The act by which God brought the universe into being and marks the beginning of history
Tower of Babel
the structure built to try to keep man from being scattered after the Flood
Birth of Christ
Our dating system was designed to highlight the _______
A.D.
in the year of our Lord
Old World
Another name for the Eastern Hemisphere
the Bible
the only completely accurate record of ancient history
Mesopotamia
"land between the rivers"
irrigation
A way of supplying water to an area of land
farmers, herdsmen, shepherds
main occupations of the Sumerians
cuneiform
A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
seal
instrument the Sumerians used to stamp an article or document
ziggurats
temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped
arch and dome
architectural details the Sumerians were first to use
altar
a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; located at the top of a Sumerian ziggurat
archaeologists
A person who learns about the human past by studing fossils and artifacts
wheel and writing
two of the major inventions of the Sumerians
Tigris and Euphrates
two rivers that form the outside border of Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent
Mt. Ararat
mountain upon which Noah's Ark came to rest
Chaldea
southern part of Sumer
Ur
the most important Sumerian city
Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica
continents of the Old World
25,000
circumference of the earth
8,000
diameter of the earth
sphere
shape of a globe (map of the world)
equator
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
Northern Hemisphere
the area between the equator and the North Pole
Eastern Hemisphere
6/7 of the world's people live here
Nanna
Sumerian moon god
Ur-Nammu
powerful ruler of Ur who built its ziggurat
Abraham
famous citizen of Ur mentioned in the Bible
Lady Shubad
this tomb revealed much about the Sumerians' beliefs
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Africa
Tigris River
Mesopotamia
Mediterranean
Babylon
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