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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East
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1. Wife of Akenhaten - died during his celebration. After which Akenhaten became intolerant of any other gods - obsessively erasing them from history and neglecting his kingdom in the process.
Nefertiti
Jericho
Akhenaton or Ahmenhotep IV
Obelisks
2. First common language used for trading amongst people of different groups - replaced Hebrew in religious texts - and was probably spoken by Jesus and his disciples.
Arameic
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
Egyptian
3. Mesopotamian ____ was designed to persuade the good divine elements to side with practitioners.
War
Art
Arameic
Divination
4. Homo Species that disappeared at the end of the Paleolithic period.
Neanderthals
Sargon I
Yahweh or Jehovah
Iron
5. The first tools were made of ___________ approximately 2.5 Million years ago.
Patriarchal
Matrilocal
Narmer or Menes
Flint
6. Monotheistic - Semitic-speaking people of Mesopotamia. Enslaved by the Egyptians - their leader Moses eventually led them out of captivity. Their religion opened the door for awareness of the self with moral autonomy - man had the choice between good
Human
Akhenaton or Ahmenhotep IV
Middle East
Hebrews
7. Dating to 3500 BC - this civilization is one of the few cases of a civilization that started from scratch
Nile River
Jerusalem
Tigris-Euphrates Civilization
Pre-dynastic Period
8. Indo-European people who entered Mesopotamia in 1750 BC - destroying the Babylonian Empire; partnered with the Egyptians to destroy Syria - then turned on the Egyptians conquering them and ruling for several centuries; played a major role in transmit
8 -000 BC
Hittites
Persians
Pyramids
9. City built by the Israelite King David in order to honor God.
Jerusalem
Papyrus
Animism
Patriarchal
10. The moral code divined to Moses by the Hebrew god. Unlike the Code of Hammurabi - rich and poor were treated equally.
8 -000 BC
Babylonian Empire
Mythopoeic
Ten Commandments
11. 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.
8 -000 BC
Akhenaton or Ahmenhotep IV
Priests
Narmer
12. Period of Ancient Egyptian history during which permanent settlements were established - stone and crafts work developed - burial practices moved to the outer edges of the territories - and the beginnings of a belief in the afterlife became evident.
Pre-dynastic Period
Nile River
Thebes
Arameic
13. A sea-faring civilization located on the shores on the Eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean and devised a simplified alphabet that greatly influenced the Greek and Latin writing systems.
Middle East
8 -000 BC
Phoenicians
Priests and Magicians
14. _____________religion inspired confidence and optimism in the external order and stability of the world.
Military
Egyptian
Nebuchanezzar
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
15. People of Akkad who overruled the Sumerians and assimilated their culture. Simplified the Sumerian cuneiform.
Tuthmosis III
Monotheism
Semites
Pre-dynastic Period
16. 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
Iron
Akhenaton or Ahmenhotep IV
Amenhotep III
Tutankhamen
17. First to develop money - weights and measures - and hours.
Sumerians
Nefertiti
Egyptian
Ptolemies
18. Founded by Cyrus the Great who expanded the empire across vast lands using a system of local administrators to maintain control.
Persians
Nile River
Military
Narmer
19. In contrast to the isolated Egyptians - these people were warriors and traders - they were highly unpredictable and abstract thinkers.
Redistributive
Ma'at
Mesopotamians
Judah and Israel
20. Early societies were ____________ - or run by men.
Osiris
Tigris - Euphrates - and Nile
Patriarchal
Ziggurat
21. The end of the Bronze Age saw the rise of great __________ power.
Middle East
Military
Narmer or Menes
Subservient
22. 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
Sargon I
Hatshepsut
Old Kingdom
Ramesses II
23. Part god and part king - the __________ was the leader of the Ancient of Egyptians. It was his job to raise the sun - the crops - and the coming of the Nile. He held absolute power over the Egyptians in the present life and in the hereafter.
Women
Pharaoh
Paleolithic Age or Old Stone Age
Subservient
24. First foreigners to conquer and rule Egypt during the 15th and 16th dynasties. Later defeated by Egyptian Soldiers opening the door for the New Kingdom.
Hebrews
Potter's Wheel
Hyksos
Copper
25. 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
Kush
Natufian Complex
Sumerians
Indus Valley Civilizations
26. Ruler of Akkad - he established the first empire in Mesopotamian civilization conquering and uniting the Sumerian city-states under a centralized bureaucratic government. Installed himself as the mediator between the gods and man - above the priests.
Women
Amenhotep III
Narmer
Sargon I
27. 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.
Mythopoeic
River-Valley Civilizations
Divination
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
28. Cradle of Civilization located in the area between Mesopotamia and Syria.
Fertile Crescent
Pharaoh
Nefertiti
Hammurabi
29. The most important ruler in Babylonian history. Responsible for the codification of law. Ruled over public and private life; business - financial - and criminal law. Judgements were often harsh.
Sargon I
Ziggurat
Hammurabi
Old Testament
30. A technological advance invented c. 6000 BC encourage higher quality ceramic pottery production.
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31. Ancient view of the world based on myth rather than science or rationality.
Mythopoeic
Kush
Neolithic or Agricultural Revolution
Semites
32. Intermediate form of ecological adaptation in which temporary forms of cultivation are carried out with little impact on the natural ecology; typical of rainforest cultivators.
Military
Nefertiti
Fertile Crescent
Shifting Cultivation
33. 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.
Monotheism
Mesopotamian
Narmer or Menes
Middle Kingdom
34. 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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35. The New Babylonian king who destroyed the Hebrew kingdom of Judah and enslaved the Jews.
Women
Animals
Priests
Nebuchanezzar
36. Major contributor to the spread of culture.
War
Ma'at
Flint
Old Kingdom
37. Recent archeological studies show that there were at least _____ early civilizations.
Yahweh or Jehovah
6
Human
Divine Right
38. Egyptian civilization sprang up in northern Africa - along the ______________; this river played a crucial role in the ability of the Egyptians to produce an abundant harvest.
Animals
Tutankhamen
Nile River
Thebes
39. Period from 4 -000 BC to 1 -500 BC (3rd Millenium) when bronze tools were first introduced in the Middle East.
Old Testament
Bronze Age
Ptolemies
Osiris
40. A cultural practice in which young men upon marriage must live with their bride's family.
Tutankhamen
Matrilocal
Pharaoh
Pastoralism
41. 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.
Osiris
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Mesopotamian
Ziggurat
42. Following the Bronze Age - in the 2nd Millenium - crafters began to smelt tools from _______.
Hammurabi
Iron
Art
Priests
43. A nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies.
Pastoralism
Priests and Magicians
Divination
Hatshepsut
44. The position of _________ was less free and equal in agricultural societies than in hunting societies.
Divine Right
Nebuchanezzar
Women
Thebes
45. Achievements of the ___________ civilization include the construction of irrigation ditches - introduction of the plow - and wheel made pottery.
River-Valley Civilizations
Old Kingdom
Art
Mesopotamian
46. The period from 12 -000 BC to 8 -000 BC characterized by the gradual shift from hunter-gather societies to sedentary agricultural societies.
Tigris - Euphrates - and Nile
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Israelites
Ancient Egyptians
47. Ancient Sumerian economies were ___________ with Priests charged with caring for the gods and goddesses and then providing for the community.
Art
Redistributive
Copper
Sumerian
48. 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.
Mesopotamians
Judah and Israel
Old Testament
Osiris
49. Unified Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom with the capital at Memphis around 3000 BC.
Hebrews
Women
Bronze Age
Narmer or Menes
50. Prior to the Bronze Age - during the 4th Millenium - crafters smelted tools from ___________.
Indus Valley Civilizations
Patriarchal
Copper
River-Valley Civilizations