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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. Documents of the Hebrew god and his law. Rather than heroic tales of gods and goddesses - this book told takes of men and women both weak and strong.






2. 'wedge-shaped.' A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that consisted of wedge-shaped impressions made by a reed stylus on clay tablets.






3. The term given to the development of agricultural societies. This revolution in economic - political - and social organization began in the Middle East as early as 10 -000 B.C.E. and gradually spread to other centers - including parts of India - Nort






4. Tapered pillars carved of a single piece of granite 70 - 100 feet tall symbolizing man's aspirations to immortality.






5. The position of _________ was less free and equal in agricultural societies than in hunting societies.






6. The Egyptian concept of harmony and order - justice and truth. Implied a divine force for harmony and stability which emanated from the beginning of time itself. Good rule by pharaoh signified its presence

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7. People of Akkad who overruled the Sumerians and assimilated their culture. Simplified the Sumerian cuneiform.






8. Ancient Sumerian king - ruled 2700 BC. Credited with having been a demigod of superhuman strength who built a great city wall to defend his people from external threats. Influence of his epic stories are seen in the Hebrew story of the Great Flood.






9. A nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies.






10. Dating to 3500 BC - this civilization is one of the few cases of a civilization that started from scratch






11. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






12. The loose collection of territorially small cities in Mesopotamia which lacked unity with one another due to geographic isolation. Each was dedicated to a particular god or goddess.






13. The New Babylonian king who destroyed the Hebrew kingdom of Judah and enslaved the Jews.






14. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






15. A technological advance invented c. 6000 BC encourage higher quality ceramic pottery production.

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16. 'Soldiers of God'






17. Unified all of Mesopotamia circa 1800 BC - collapsed due to foreign invasian.






18. This successfully diplomatic Pharaoh of the New Kingdom avoided continued warfare - commissioned the construction of two huge temples in Nubia that were unusually dedicated to the gods of ancient Egypt - Chiefly Amen-Re - rather than to the Pharaoh a






19. Ancient Sumerian economies were ___________ with Priests charged with caring for the gods and goddesses and then providing for the community.






20. The moral code divined to Moses by the Hebrew god. Unlike the Code of Hammurabi - rich and poor were treated equally.






21. Period of Ancient Egyptian history during which the Pharaohs regained powers over the priests but with somewhat less authority during which laws began to be written down.






22. Achievements of the ___________ civilization include the construction of irrigation ditches - introduction of the plow - and wheel made pottery.






23. ___________ sacrifice was common among all religions during the late neolithic period.






24. The Great Pyramid is the tomb of the Pharaoh ________.






25. As the most influential of the smaller Middle Eastern regional cultures - the Jews were characterized most by ______________.






26. Migrated into Mesopotamia circa 4000 BC; created the first civilization within the region; organized area into city-states; established the first form of writing - cuneiform.






27. The African state that developed along the upper reached of the Nile circa 1000 BC; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries.






28. Born a commoner - this Pharaoh rose to power at the age of 15 on the coat tails of his family's military prowess and reigned until his death at age 93. As one of Egypt's greatest kings - he relied heavily on propaganda and diplomacy - building temple






29. Cradle of Civilization located in the area between Mesopotamia and Syria.






30. The period from 12 -000 BC to 8 -000 BC characterized by the gradual shift from hunter-gather societies to sedentary agricultural societies.






31. In contrast to the isolated Egyptians - these people were warriors and traders - they were highly unpredictable and abstract thinkers.






32. Located at the center of each Sumerian city-state - this was a massive stepped tower upon which a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of the city-state.






33. Between 3000 and 1500 BC - the civilization flourished over the region that extended hundreds of miles from the Himalaya Mountains to the coast of the Arabian Sea. At the heart of the civilization were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Both cities had popula






34. Name for the Hebrew god.






35. Early societies were ____________ - or run by men.






36. Beginning of the Neolithic Period or 'New Stone Age'. Saw the adaptation of sedentary agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals.






37. A combination of pictograms and phonograms that the Eqyptians used for writing.






38. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






39. Early walled urban culture site based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern Israeli-occupied West Bank near Jordan River.






40. Founded by Cyrus the Great who expanded the empire across vast lands using a system of local administrators to maintain control.






41. A cultural practice in which young men upon marriage must live with their bride's family.






42. Recent archeological studies show that there were at least _____ early civilizations.






43. Sumerian relationship with their gods was ___________. Humans were created to do the manual labor for the gods.






44. The smaller size of the pyramids during the 5th and 6th dynasties is reflective of the declining power of the Pharaoh and the rise in power of ____________ in an economy of increasing size.






45. The practice of seeking to foretell future events by interpreting divine signs - which could appear in various forms - such as in entrails of animals - in patterns in smoke - or in dreams.






46. _____________religion inspired confidence and optimism in the external order and stability of the world.






47. The first economic class not responsible for producing their own food and shelter.






48. Capital of Ancient Egypt during most of the New Kingdom.






49. Mesopotamian ____ was designed to persuade the good divine elements to side with practitioners.






50. Brother to the Ancient Egyptian god - Osiris - and credited with his death - _______ stands for all things unpleasant - disorder and warfare.







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