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What is the name of Jacob's son who was sold into slavery and became a chief assistant to an Egyptian king?
What does the term 'Mesopotamia' mean?
Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
What is the name of the book of the Bible that gives us the account of the beginning?
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What does the abbreviation 'A.D.' mean?
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Which river is on the western boundary of the Fertile Crescent?
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Study Notes
Ancient Civilizations and Religions
- Sumerian religion is humanistic.
Ancient Egyptian Practices
- Egyptians used a process to preserve bodies.
Israelite History
- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are the Patriarchs of Israel.
- Jacob's son Joseph was sold into slavery and became a chief assistant to an Egyptian king.
Linguistics
- "Nimrud" means "that makes fruitful".
Archaeology
- Archaeology is the study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures.
Ancient Egyptian History
- The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms are the three divisions of ancient Egyptian history.
Biblical Accounts
- The purpose of the Flood was to destroy evil and save Noah and his family.
- The result of the first human sin was spiritual separation from God.
- The sanctity of human life was established through the Ten Commandments.
Historical Concepts
- Evolution and humanism are related in that they both focus on the importance of human existence and achievements.
- The study of history is difficult due to the lack of primary sources and biases in historical records.
Geography
- Mesopotamia is the "land between the rivers".
- The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
- The Euphrates River is on the eastern boundary of the Fertile Crescent.
- The Tigris River is on the western boundary of the Fertile Crescent.
Historical Figures
- Hammurabi united all of Mesopotamia under his rule.
- Moses was used by God to direct His children out of Egypt.
Biblical Literature
- The book of Genesis gives us the account of the beginning.
Historical Discoveries
- The Rosetta Stone was deciphered by French scholar Jean-François Champollion.
- Herodotus, a Greek historian, wrote about ancient Egypt.
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