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The Beginning
creations of God. In order of importance, how-
ever, they were first. God had made everything
• Creation • Flood else-even the sun, moon, and stars-within
• Fall of Man • Dispersion view of man's habitation on Earth.
Man is special to God beca use he alone was
created in the image of God. Man is definitely not
God or "a god." Man is mano But man possesses
some characteristics similar to God's that permit
Creation fellowship with God. Man's special characteris-
tics include (1) language and thought, (2) aware-
The Beginning of the World ness of the difference between right and wrong,
World history is a story: it had a beginning, and (3) freedom to make choices.
and it will have an end. What we believe about We must never forget man's special char-
the beginning affects how we understand history. acteristics in our study of world history. No
The patterns we see, the lessons we learn, the plant or animal possesses these characteris-
estimates we make of the goodness or badness tics.We can have a kind of relationship with
of men and situations-these things and more one another that 'no other creatures can share.
depend upon our beliefs about the beginning. Most important, we can relate to God in a way
Genesis, the first book of the Bible, is the that no other part of creation can.
most reliable source for what we need to know Our freedom to make choices is also impor-
about the beginning of world history. If you tanto Men are responsible for what they have
have read it, you have already begun to study done in history. How we choose to use language
history. The word Genesis means "beginning" and thought and how we choose between right
or "origin." The book of Genesis tells us that and wrong make "all the difference in the world."
"in the beginning God created the heaven and The first human beings were highly intel-
the earth," including the universe and mano ligent. Adam, for example, classified all the
varieties of animals, giving each kind a name.
The Beginning of Man He knew language well; it was he who named
Adam, whose name means "man," and Eve, his wife so appropriately as the mother of all.
whose name means "mother of all," were the last Of course, the pair could have learned much
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PEOPLE Know the following individuals and TERMS Define the following terms.
be able to explain their importance to world
1. Genesis
history.
2. evolution
1. Adam 3. humanism
2. Eve 4. culture
3. Cain 5. capital punishment
4. Lamech 6.nation
5. Seth
6. Noah CONCEPTS TO CONSIDER On a separate sheet
7. Shem, Ham, and Japheth of paper, answer the following questions using
8. Nimrod complete sentences.
1. Explain how rnan, being created in
PLACE S Know the following places and their God's image, is special to God.
significance.
2. How is evolution a form of humanism?
1. Shinar 3. Why do you suppose God confused
2. Babel rnan's language and dispersed mankind
across the face of the earth?
EVENTS Give the significance of the following
events.
1. first human sin
2. the Flood
3. the Tower of Babel
Chapter 1 Review 7