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first six weeks JLC.DRD.AMS.
review the ancients
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English
10th Grade
09/28/2010

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epithet
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used to characterize a person,place or thing.
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khenaten,nefertiti,and tutankhamun
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pharohs of the sun,worshiped the one god.
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hymn of aten
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when the sun rises; everything is good. whenthe sun sets,everything is dark and deadly.
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aten
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sun god.
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aten rising.
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good things
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aten going away
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death.
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god spared noah because
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noah constantly does what is right without being told.
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the dove returning with the olive leaf tells noah
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that the dove has found land
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the first action noah doeswhen he unloads the ark is
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makes a sacrifice to show his thanks to and reverance for god.
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the best illustration of how water symbolizes both destruction and rebirth is
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god destroys life with water in order to repopulate the earth
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by noah building the ark as God requests shows noah's charachter as
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faithful and obendient.
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the final paragraph about noah and his sons, Ham, Sham, and Japheth, shows how Hebrews vauled a mans privacy and respect by
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Shem and Japheth hiding their eyes and covering their father's nakedness.
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the covenant that god establishes with noah is
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he will not flood the earth again and puts a rainbow in the sky as a sign.
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one theme for noah and the flood is
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those who are righteous and obedient will be spared by god.
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In all the cultural literature we have read, the universal element that may lend some truth to a real event that happened during ancient times is
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once upon a time, severe flooding occured and wiped out large populations.
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god's compassion and forgiveness towards those who have made mistakes and repent them is shown by
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the father's forgiving the prodigal son in welcoming him back home.
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if the master in the talents represent god, what does this parable say about god's expectations of people
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like the servants with the two and three bags of gold, god expects us to take chances, make mistakes, push ourselves, and double our talents.
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one might identify with the prodigal son because
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we all want to be forgiven for our mistakes.
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one might indentify with the older brother because
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we all get angry when we have worked hard and done what we have been asked and someone else gets rewarded for no apparent reason.
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one might identify with the father because
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we all want someone we love and was lost to be found and returned.
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which one of these statements is true of the Book of Genesis?
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It explains many beliefs of the Jewish people.
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In "The Creation" to which living thing does god give the most power
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Adam and Eve.
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Why does god create Eve
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To be Adam's companion and partner.
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In "Noah and the Flood" why does god regret creating humans
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They have become very wickecd.
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s striking aspect of Noah's charchter is his
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unquestioning obedience to God.
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The rainbow is a sign of
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God's promise never to destroy the earth with a flood again.
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In "Deucalion", Deucalion ans Pyrrha are saved from the flood because
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Prometheus warns Deucalion.
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Whwn Zeus says "cast behind you the bones of your mother", he means that Deucalion and Pyrrha should
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throw stones behind their backs.
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In "Tata and Nena", Tialoc, the god of rains, decides to save Tata and Nena because
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he is fond of the devout couple.
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Why are Tata and Nena changed into dogs
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they disobey Tlaloc, who told them not to eat anything living.
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