| Names, Terms, Concepts | Description/Definition |
| Adam | the first man; his name means "man." |
| Eve | the first woman; her name means "mother of all." |
| Cain | Adam and Eve's first son; killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy and hatred; began a culture of rebellion against God. |
| Seth | Adam and Eve's third son; many of his descendants were aware of their sin and inclined to repent. |
| Noah | commanded by God to build an Ark so that the human race would not be completely destroyed by the Flood. |
| Shem, Ham, and Japheth | Noah's three sons |
| Nimrod | a descendant of Noah's son Ham; led in the building of the tower of Babel |
| Genesis | the first book of the Bible; most reliable source for the beginning of world history; means "beginning" or "origin." |
| evolution | the idea that man was not created directly by God but instead "evolved" from animals. |
| humanism | putting man in place of or above God. |
| capital punishment | the death penalty for murder |
| Shinar | a plain in Mesopotamia also known in world history as Sumer |
| Babel | the city where the tower of Babel was constructed; later known as Babylon |
| nation | a large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people |
