BJU World History Chapter 1 – Flashcards
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Primary Sources
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Records produced during the time period being studied. May be derived from artifacts, tradition, and written records.
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Secondary Sources
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Records that explain or interpret primary sources.
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Artifacts
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Objects made by man. Can range from small relics to towering monuments.
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Tradition
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The handing down of information by word of mouth from generation to generation.
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Written Records
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Abundant and diverse collection of letters, lists, inscriptions, diaries, and journals.
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Evaluation of Historical Sources
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A historian examines a given record for its internal consistency and believability.
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Historical Synthesis
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A historian gathers the useful information he has found in his investigations into a narrative of the past.
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Historical Interpretation
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A historian needs to interpret the events he records by integrating into that account what he believes is the meaning and significance of these events.
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Worldview
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A perspective from which we may examine and interpret the universe and everything in it.
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Christian Worldview
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Presented in the Bible. Composed of three central truths: (1) God made the world and everything in it. (2) this world has fallen into a sad and broken condition because of human sin (3) God is working to redeem men and women to Himself.
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Divine Providence
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There is no event that is out of God's control or that does not help to accomplish His purpose for this world.
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Human Depravity
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Every aspect of the human's being has been stained by the Fall.
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History
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The study of the record of the past acts of God and man on earth from its creation to the present, based on the best surviving evidence.
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Jehovah
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The only true God.
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Divine Sovereignty
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A phase referring to God's complete and permanent authority over this world.
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Image of God
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A complex of qualities possessed by all humans that reflects part of God's own personality.
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Creation Mandate
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Mankind's reason for being. Genesis 1:28.
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Culture
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The physical and mental environment developed through human thought and labor.
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Prehistory
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Evolutionary accounts of the beginning of our race. Concern events that took place before humans developed writing.
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Civilization
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Human cultures lived in cities or under their influence.
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City
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A complex cultural institution in which humans share core values and a desire to improve the quality of their existence through specialization and organization.
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Specialization
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The division of labor that is part of the culture of every city.
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Organization
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A system of rules, regulations, and accountability that governs all who take part in the functions of the city.
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Adam
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The first man. He named the creatures of the earth.
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Eve
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Adam's wife. Part of a wonderful paradise.
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Seed of the Serpant
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A phrase referring to humans yet to be born who would prove to have the same deceptive, God-defying nature that Satan evidenced that day in the garden.
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Seed of the Woman
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Most likely refers to future humans who would prove to be loyal to their Creator.
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Cain
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The firstborn of Eve. Means "acquired."
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Lamech
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The great-great-great-grandson of Cain. He violated God's created order for marriage. The first known polygamist.
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Seth
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Eve's third son. Means "appointed."
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Noah
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Rejected the corrupting influences of the world and, like Enoch, "walked with God."
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Ham
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Noah's son who saw his father in his shameful stupor and talked about him to his brothers.
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Shem and Japheth
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Having proper respect for their father, these two sons entered Noah's tent with their backs turned and covered him with a garment.
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Canaan
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One of Ham's sons, cursed by Noah.
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Babel
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Central to this city was to be a magnificent tower, which would serve as this civilization's religious center.
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Nation
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A large group of people (usually including many cities) who have in common the same land area, the same customs, and the same language.
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Table of Nations
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Genesis 10 is sometimes referred to as this because it lists the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth according to the nations that arose from their families.
