FES final Flashcards
(32 cards)
epistemology
study of how we know what we know
Renaissance
rebirth of Greek and Roman paganism
Pre-flood epoch
time from Creation to Flood, c. 5000-3000 BC
Post-flood epoch
time from Flood to Babel, c. 3000- 2500 BC
Old Testament epoch
time from Babel to last OT prophet, c. 2500- 400 BC
Greco-Roman epoch
from end of OT to Reformation, 400 BC- 1500 AD.
Modern epoch
time from Reformation to present
Alexandria
egyptian city founded by Alexander the Great, c. 300 BC
Dominion Mandate
man to be steward over the earth, Gen 1:28
Hittites
iron-using Near Eastern culture flourishing c. 1000 BC
telecommunications
telephone, radio, tv, fax, internet
Zoroastrianism
false religion of ancient Persia; re-emerging today
Indo-European
family of languages common to Europe and India
Semitic languages
those spoken by Jews, Arabs, and related peoples
Hamitic languages
languages primarily of the Orient
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
rebuilt Tower of Babel, c. 600 BC
multiculturalism
religions of all culture are equally true; false
Enuma Elish
ancient Babylonian creation story
Gilgamesh Epic
ancient Babylonian flood story
Book of the Dead
ancient Egyptian religious book
megalith
massive ancient stone structure
cyclic reality
belief that all history repeats endlessly; false
Waldensians
baptistic believers in Europe; c. 1000-1500 AD
Albigensians
baptistic believers in France; c. 1200
