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Classical History Final
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History
9th Grade
12/10/2011

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King who began the Babylonian Empire
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Hammurabi
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Author of Genesis
Definition
Moses
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Who was Japheth?
Definition
Son of Noah
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What area did Japheth's decendents populate?
Definition
Europe
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Who was the builder of the first great city after the flood
Definition
Nimrod
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Day-Age Theory claims
Definition
Each day in Genesis 1 is a very lengthy period of time.
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What is a Ziggurat
Definition
Pyramid shaped building where gods were worshiped.
Term
Who built the first recorded empire?
Definition
Sargon
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Who was Ham?
Definition
Son of Noah
Term
What did Ham's descendents populate?
Definition
Africa
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Who were the Mycenaeans?
Definition
The People who replaced the Minoans
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Who were the Minoans?
Definition
The first known European civilization.
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What does the Framework theory Claim?
Definition
Genesis 1 is poetic and was not intended to teach about the length of creation, just that God is the creator.
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Who wrote the first major collection of laws in history?
Definition
Hammurabi
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What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
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Between two rivers
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Who was Shem
Definition
Son of Noah
Term
What did Shem's descendents populate?
Definition
Middle East
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What does Mediterranean mean
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Middle of the Land
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What is the area of land called that goes from the Nile to the Persian Gulf. It has great farmland and low coastal plains.
Definition
Fertile Crescent
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What were the first civilization to develop after the flood?
Definition
Sumerians
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Who was the hero of Sumerian literature?
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Gilgamesh
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What structures define a city-state?
Definition
City, city walls, and surrounding farmland.
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How many years did Moses spend in Midian before returning to Egypt?
Definition
40 years
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