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he Bib ble le say ay ay ay ays s s s th th th that t at at when n G Go God d ma ma made de de the very first pe peop ople le on n Ea art rth h, Adam a a an nd d d E Eve, He mad de e them in H His s image e e. . T This mea ans that t they and th he ei i ir r childr re en we er re e n n no ot t a ap pe e-m men’ , or ‘stone-a ag ge epe pe peop ople le or ‘primitive’. T Th he ey w we er re e very inte el ll lig ent. Ver y so o oon, p pe eo op pl l e e b beg ga an n inventi n ng t hing gs s. O On ne m ma an n found o o ou u ut h ho ow w t to extra ac ct t iron and co opper and tin from m th their ores s i in n the earth and make all sorts s of metal tools. Another expe er i m me ented unt il he e ha ad d mad de the first harp an nd d t th he e first flute e (G enesis 4:1 9–22). . B By the time of the Flood, Noa a ah and his famil y knew enou u ugh technology’ to b e e ab able le to bu uild the Ark, a m ma as s s ss s s sive ship tha hat t was thre ree e de de de de ck ck cks hi hig gh and d was l l longer er t th ha han n a a f fo foot otba b b ball ll field. Then a few years later , Noah’ s descendants built a cit y with h a a hug ge t tow w we er r i in n i it t, c called the T T o ow we er r r o of f B Bab be el l. T This mig gh ht t h h ha av v ve e e b be ee en n i in n t th he e sha ap p e e o of f a a s s st t te ep pp pe ed d p py yr ra am mi id d d c c ca al ll led a a z z zi i ig gg gu ur ra at t, l li ik ke e o ot th h he e er rs s s st t i i l l l l s st t a an nd di n ng g i i n n t t h he e ar e e ea a a arou oun nd nd p pre rese sent nt-d -day ay B B Bab abyl yl ylo o on. Go od d d di iv vi id de ed d t the e p pe eo op ple a a at t B Ba ab bel l in nt to o d diffe er re ent la an nguage e gr ro ou up ps s. T Th hose who o w went to Eg Egyp pt, t, f for example, to took ok w wit t ith t t h h e e m enou g g h h k k n n o ow wl l e e d d g g e e ( s o me o t t h h e r s d id n’ t t ) ) t t o o eve nt u u a a l l l l y y w wo o r r k o o u u t t h ow t t o o b b b u u i i i l l l d d d py rami i d d s . L L L e e t t s s l ook at three other anci ent civilizations. Norte Chico The ‘ o ol l d d de e est’ civilizat i i i i o o o o on n n n i i n n the e e A A Ame r ri ic cas is ca a a al l l l ll l l l le e e e ed d d d N N No orte C C Ch hi i ic co o, on t th he e c c c c co o o oa a as st t o o of Peru. Th This is civ ivil ilis is t at t t tio io io o i n n n se seem e s to hav ave e flourish hed ed f for or a about 500 0 y yea ears rs. Th hi is culture e built p py yramids, ha had d an a orga an a iz zed ed religion and a a c co omp pl le ex x g go ov ve ernment. The p pe eo op pl l l e e e ev ve en n p pl l l a ay ye ed d d musi i i c on flutes made out of pelican bones. They also had i rrigation 2 2 24 2 24 4 2 24 2 CREATION.com Cr r re re Cr r r reat at t ti ti t at t t o n n n o n n 34 34 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (1) (1) (1) ) (1) ) 20 2 2 20 2 20 2 2 12 12 12 Creation 34(1) AAA.indd 24 Creation 34(1) AAA.indd 24 14/10/2011 3:06:46 PM 14/10/2011 3:06:46 PM

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he Bibblele sayayayayaysss s ththththattatat when nGGoGodd mamamadedede thee very firstpepeopoplele on n Eaartrthh, Adam

aaannddd EEve, He maddee them “inHHiss imageee””.. TThis meaans thattthey and thheeiiirr childrreen weerreennnoott ‘‘aappee-mmen’, or ‘stone-aaggee’ pepepeopoplele or ‘primitive’.

TThheey wweerree very inteelllliggent.Very soooon, ppeeooppllee bbeggaanninventinng thinggss. OOnne mmaannfound ooouuut hhooww tto extraacctt iron and coopper and tin from m ththeiroress i inn the earth and make allsortss of metal tools. Anotherexpeerimmeented until hee haaddmadde the first harp anndd tthheefirst flute e (G( enesis 4:19–22)..

BBy the time of the Flood,Noaaah and his family knewenouuugh ‘technology’ to bbee abableleto buuild the Ark, a mmaassssssssiveship thahatt was threree e dedededed ckckcks hihigghand d was lllongerer tthhahan n a a ffofoototbabbballllfield. Then a few years later,Noah’s descendants built a

city withh aa hugge ttowwweerr iinn iitt, ccalled the TToowweerrr ooff BBabbeell. TThis migghhtt hhhaavvveee bbeeeenn iinn tthhee shaapppee ooff aa sssttteeppppeedd ppyyrraammiiddd cccaalllledd aa zzziiigggguurraatt,, lliikkee ootthhheeerrss ssttiillll ssttaannddinngg iinn tthhee areeeaaa arouounndnd p preresesentnt-d-dayay B BBababylylylooon.

Goodd ddiivviiddeedd tthee ppeeoopple aaatt BBaabbell innttoo ddiffeerreent laannguagee grroouuppss. TThhose whoo wwent to EgEgyppt,t, f for example, totookok w wittith tthheem enougghh kknnoowwlleeddggee (some otthhers didn’tt)) ttoo eventuuaallllyy wwoorrk oouutt how ttoo bbbuuiiilllddd pyramiidds. LLLeett ’’ss look at three other ancient civilizations.

Norte Chico

The ‘oolldddeeest’ civilizatiiiiooooonnnn iinntheee AAAmeerriiccas is caaaalllllllllleeeeedddd NNNoorteCCChhiiiccoo, on tthhee cccccooooaaasstt ooof Peru.ThThisis civivililisis tattttioioiooi nnn seseeme s to havavee flourishheded f foror a about 5000 y yeaearsrs.Thhiis culturee built ppyyramids,hahadd ana orgaana izzeded religion andaa ccoompplleexx ggoovveernment. Theppeeoopplllee eevveenn pplllaayyeeddd musiiicon flutes made out of pelicanbones. They also had irrigation

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to grow cottonn t to makeke c clolothth.. In fact, ann iirrigatioonn ccchhhaannnnneellstill in uuse todayay i is s thhthououghghghtt totohaavve been bbuuiilltt bby tthhee NNoorteCChico pepeopoplele.

AlAlAlAlAlll ll thhhhthisiiis iiiiis s eveviddiddidenence againii tstthe theory that all cultureshave evolved from primitive

to advanceedd.. AAccccoording to evvolutionissts, ssoommeetthhiing ‘‘ssoo oold’ shoouuld not bee ‘‘ssoo advaanncceedd’, wwith pyramids, rreliggiioonn, ggoovveerrnnmment, music, iiirrrriiiiggaattiiiioonn,, aanndddd ssoo oonn.. BBBBuutt aas Christians, we shouldn’t be surprised.

AAlltthhoough it is a mysterryy ttoevoluttiioonnisttss,, it fits with theBiblee’’s accouunntt ooff ggrrooups ofppeeoopplle movingg awwaayy ffrroommBaabebell toto s setet u up p inin other areasaswiiittthhhh ttthhhhe sskkkkkiiiillllllllss tttthhhhhheeyy tttooookkk wwiittthhh them.

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Tiahuanananacococo

Also in SSoouuth AAAmmmerica iiss the anciennt t cicityt of Tiiiaahahuanacoc . It’s near LLaakke Titicaaaacca innn BBoolliivvia. Tiahuanaco iss aaaannnooottthherr hhuugggee mystery for evvolollutututioioonin ststs. TThehe people had toolsl such asas d dririllllss ana d dd chchisels whicch tht eyey made ffrom high-grade copper. Skulls have been found with well-healed bone grafts; could this be early ‘brain surgery’? ToT daay y the reremamains of statues anand d huhugege bbeaeaututifullyy cutt s stotoneness lilie e scscatattered d ararououndd. Some of these weighh upp tto 100 tons. How did ththe pepeople transport them aand bbuild temples with themm? EvEven evolutionists have admitted that the architects who designed these buildings were men of genius.

A locccal leeegggeendd ssaaiidd tthhaatt TiTiTiahaa uanaaaacococo s sprang up after aa grgrgreaeaeat t FlFllooooooo d, built by y unknowwnn ‘giants’. SuSuch a story wouould fit withh tthhee ppeople’s meemmory of Noahh’’ss fflloooodd, aass wwell as the fact that some people groups from Babel did have these building skills.

Maachc u Picchu

The ancient Inca civilization in South America was a huge empire covering what is now Peru and Bolivia, most of Ecuador, a large portion of modern-day Chile, and parts of Argentina and Colombia. It

was aa cuultl ure wwith a complex formm ooff government, which organized the lands, forests, mines, pastures, houses and all kinds of products.

The city of Machu Picchu wwaass bbuilt by Inca engineers high up iinn tthhee bbeeaauuttiiffuull mountains of Peru. It is now one of the world’s most famous ancient ruins. The Incas used stone without cement or mortar, yet the stones fit together so well that

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you can’t fit a piece of paperbetween them. The tight fitmade the walls really strongand stable.

The Incas lived in verysteep mountain country,whicch is not ggood fofor r fafarmrmining.g.ToTo s soolveve tthhis problem they cutterraces into the mountainsand built irrigation channels(often carved in stone) tocarry water to their gardens.The Incas also had beautifulintricate weaving and pottery.

They worked with a bronze-alloy metal, and there is even evidence that they too may have performed brain surgery.

Clever ancient man!

Archaeologists often say they are ‘amazed’ or ‘surprised’ aatt tthhee leevveell ooff mmaann’’ss sskkiillll iinn the distant past. But they’re only surprised because their evolutionary beliefs lead them to expect to find evidence of ‘primitive’ men, not intelligent ones. To solve this problem, some evolutionists have

suggggeesssttteeeddd tthhhaatt ‘‘‘aaannncccient’ man mumum stst h havave e hahad dd hehelplp f froom mmm sosss me tteeccchhhhnnologiccaallyy aaddvvaaannceddd rarar ce succch h h asa aliens! Howwwwevverer, ,whheeennn we aacccccceeeeppt the Bibble as true hhistory, we ffffinininnd d thatt it fits ththe e facctss muchch better rr ththththanaa the evoluutttiiioonnnn ssssttttoooorryy, wwwiitth no nnnneeeeeeeed for aliens to explllaaaaiinn things away! The evidence sssshhows that people have alwaaaayyyss been intelligent, because Good ccrreeaatted thheem thatt wwaayy iin thhee first place.

Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.”

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