PreClass

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Pre-Class

• Tasks
• On loose-leaf or in notebook.
• List 4 things you know to be true about the
  beginning of time.
• What do you think is the earliest recorded
  civilization?
• Schedule
• Book Cover Check
• Map QZ Handout
• Review (QUIZ 15-5-5)
• History Begins
• Work Time

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History Begins

• Prehistory and the Beginnings of Ancient
  Civilization

3
Preview

• Today you will
• Analyze the beginning of time.
• View perspectives of prehistory.
• Search for the beginnings of civilization.

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In the beginning

• ...God created the heavens and the earth.
• 6 24-hour days
• When?

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The Time of History

• Historical Abbreviations

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Timeline

• Turn to page 1146-1147 in your text.
• When do the Middle Ages begin?
• When do Ancient Civilizations begin?
• What happened in the year 0?
• Why are there three timelines?

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When does history begin?

• Evolutionary Theory
• 4.5-4.6 Billion Years
• James Ussher
• 4004 B.C.
• Modern Christian Estimate
• ca. 4000-8000 B.C.

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Evolution v. Creation
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Prehistory Perspectives

• The Christian View of History
• Why did God create a world that looks old?
• "By faith we understand that the universe was
  formed at God's command, so that what is seen was
  not made out of what was visible." (Hebrews 113)

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Answer to Evolution

• Sources of Evolution
• Answers
• Science is a young god
• Both require faith
• Weather analogy
• The Bible

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Early Civilizations

• Alone or with a partner
• SCAN Chapter 1.
• Complete the corresponding questions about early
  civilizations.
• Anything left is assigned for next class period.