Vocabulary -- Ancient Civilizations
Review of vocabulary from Ancient Civilizations and the Bible
- 1.The time period before the flood.
- A.
Prehistoric
- B.
Antediluvian
- C.
Modern
- D.
Antique
- 2.A line of descent, traced from one ancestor.
- A.
Descendant
- B.
Origin
- C.
Genealogy
- D.
Relatives
- 3.Cultivating the soil for growing crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products.
- A.
Technology
- B.
Gardening
- C.
Economics
- D.
Agriculture
- 4.An ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm, about 18 - 21 inches.
- A.
Cubit
- B.
Shekel
- C.
Talent
- D.
Ephah
- E.
Span
- 5.The view that most of the earth's geological features are the result of slow, gradual processes that have been at work for millions or billions of years.
- A.
Creationism
- B.
Catastrophism
- C.
Uniformitarianism
- D.
Geology
- 6.Ancient past, before the Middle ages.
- A.
Classical
- B.
Antiquity
- C.
Artifact
- D.
Remnant
- E.
Artifact
- 7.To supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams.
- A.
Cavitation
- B.
Agriculture
- C.
Fertile
- D.
Irrigation
- E.
Artificial
- 8.Ancient Egyptian way to preserve body by taking out the organs, rubbing the body with salts and spices and wrapping it in cloth.
- A.
Mummification
- B.
Embalming
- C.
Preservation
- D.
Decomposition
- 9.An area of land in the Middle East with rich, productive soil that is watered by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
- A.
Nile delta
- B.
Humid Pampas
- C.
Valley of the Kings
- D.
Fertile Crescent
- E.
Hills of Ephraim
- 10.The study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
- A.
Archaeology
- B.
Paleontology
- C.
Geology
- D.
Anthropology
- 11.The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings; the style in which a building is designed or constructed.
- A.
Engineering
- B.
Construction
- C.
Architecture
- D.
Anatomy
- 12.Wedge-shaped characters used in ancient writing systems of Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Persia, mainly impressed on clay tablets.
- A.
Symbology
- B.
Cuneiform
- C.
Hieroglyphics
- D.
Calligraphy
- E.
Petroglyph
- 13.Ancient Egyptian writing, in which symbols and pictures represented other things. The words means "sacred carving."
- A.
Symbology
- B.
Cuneiform
- C.
Hieroglyphics
- D.
Calligraphy
- E.
Petroglyph
- 14.An ancient rock carving or drawing.
- A.
Symbology
- B.
Cuneiform
- C.
Hieroglyphics
- D.
Calligraphy
- E.
Petroglyph
- 15.In ancient Mesopotamia, a square or rectangular stepped tower, often with a temple on top.
- A.
Ziggurat
- B.
Pyramid
- C.
Spire
- D.
Monolith
- E.
Steeple
- 16.A mythological figure of a lion, lying down with a human head.
- A.
Griffin
- B.
Sphinx
- C.
Minotaur
- D.
Satyr
- E.
Ent
- 17.The location at which the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God.
- A.
Mt. Horeb
- B.
Red Sea
- C.
Jordan River
- D.
Mt. Sinai
- E.
Sea of Galilee
- 18.River generally regarded as the longest river in the world. The source of water and fertile soil for Egypt.
- A.
Amazon River
- B.
Euphrates River
- C.
Nile River
- D.
Indus River
- E.
Tigris River
- 19.A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian); an uncultured or brutish person
- A.
Barbarian
- B.
Inhuman
- C.
Unsophisticated
- D.
Hooligan
- E.
Savage
- 20.Extreme shortage of food, in a country or large area.
- A.
Poverty
- B.
Deficiency
- C.
Satiation
- D.
Famine
- E.
Scarcity
- 21.Form of government with a king, queen or emperor as supreme ruler (has ultimate power and authority).
- A.
Dictatorship
- B.
Theocracy
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Monarchy
- E.
Aristocracy
- 22.Form of government in which god is recognized as the supreme ruler.
- A.
Dictatorship
- B.
Theocracy
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Monarchy
- E.
Aristocracy
- 23.A form of government carried out by elected representatives of the people.
- A.
Dictatorship
- B.
Theocracy
- C.
Deomocracy
- D.
Monarchy
- E.
Aristocracy
- 24.The rising of Christ from earth into heaven, 40 days after Easter Sunday.
- A.
Annunciation
- B.
Ascension
- C.
Transfiguration
- D.
Resurrection
- E.
Temptations
- 25.Expel people from a country, forcibly.
- A.
Aquit
- B.
Pentateuch
- C.
Absolve
- D.
Chastise
- E.
Deportation
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