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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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






2. The life of the _____________ was filled with anxiety and pessimism because the gods themselves were unstable and the idea of an afterlife was unknown






3. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






4. Ancient view of the world based on myth rather than science or rationality.






5. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






7. The period prior to 12 -000 BC typified by the use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence; describes the majority of 2 million plus years of the existence of homo species.






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






9. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






10. 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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11. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






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






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






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






16. Period of Ancient Egyptian history during which the great pyramids were built - Declined following the reign on Pepi II because of the rise in power of regional nomarchs and the dissolution of a centralized Egyptian government. This period was follow






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






18. Homo Species that disappeared at the end of the Paleolithic period.






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






20. The end of the Bronze Age saw the rise of great __________ power.






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






22. City built by the Israelite King David in order to honor God.






23. Following the Bronze Age - in the 2nd Millenium - crafters began to smelt tools from _______.






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






25. 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






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






27. Following the defeat of the foreign Hyksos rulers - this period was the most prosperous time of Ancient Egyptian history. It saw the expansion of the Egyptian Empire to Nubia in the south as well as to the near east through warfare gaining riches and






28. During this young Pharaoh's reign - the priests and military leaders who has lost power during the reign of his predecessor - Akenhaten - seized the opportunity to use the boy as their puppet and return Egypt to its traditional religion.






29. 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.






30. The early degree of organization of communities in the Fertile Crescent and primarily in Egypt can be attributed to the need for ________.






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






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






33. The first tools were made of ___________ approximately 2.5 Million years ago.






34. Egyptian sun-god that attained preeminence above other Egyptian deities. Briefly leading the Egyptians into monotheism prior to the reign of Tutankhamen which saw the restoration of the older religion and its promise of an afterlife.






35. Successor to Ra as the king of the gods of Ancient Egypt - ______ is credited with teaching men to be civilized and to farm - and for teaching mankind to worship the gods and to build temples. Isis was also a wise and good ruler who taught men how to






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






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






38. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






39. 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






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






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






42. 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.






43. A religious outlook that see god in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature; typical of Mesopotamian religions.






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






45. Egyptian Pharaoh of the New Kingdom - attempted to reduce the power of the priests by establishing a monotheistic religion dedicated to Aten - the sun-god - replacing the tradition Egyptian pantheon of gods. He established himself as the sole priest






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Cunning woman who became Pharaoh during the New Kingdom. She relied heavily on propoganda claimed to be the daughter of the God Amen - often presented herself with a male body and false beard in statues and imagery. Her stepson - whom she had usurped






49. The most important gods of Ancient Egypt - ________ was the sun and the begetter of the gods themselves. The myth that he was the first king on earth is the foundation on which the Pharoahs stake their claim of divinity.






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