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History Quiz #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| History | Written record of what man has done with the time God has given him |
| Geography | Study of the earth's surface, climate, countries, people, and cultures |
| Archaeology | Study of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating the past |
| Dig | An Excavation Site |
| B.C. | "Before Christ" |
| Biblical Worldview | Viewing the past, present, and future through the truths of Scripture |
| Language | Ability to communicate thoughts with God and others |
| Progress | Ability to learn and to develop new skills |
| Hemisphere | Half a Sphere |
| Equator | The earth's zero-degree line of latitude |
| Political Map | Shows the divisions between countries, states, and counties |
| Topographical Map | Shows the geography of the land but no borders or country lines |
| A.D. | Anno Domini = in the year of our Lord |
| worldview | belief system of how one looks at events in past, present, and future |
| artifact | items found by archaeologists to help study the past |
| Atlantic Ocean | ocean between old and new world continents |
| Asia | largest continent |
| Africa | second largest continent |
| Australia | island continent |
| Arctic Ocean | northernmost ocean |
| Europe | continent that shares landmass with Asia |
| Antarctica | continent on bottom of the earth |
| Indian Ocean | warmest ocean, almost totally in tropics |
| North America | continent where US is located |
| South America | other half of the "new world" continents |
| Pacific Ocean | largest ocean, usually where map is split to make flat |
| Southern Ocean | ocean surrounding Antarctica |