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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






2. 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.






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






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

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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






10. 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






11. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






13. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






26. 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






27. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






28. 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






29. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






37. 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.






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






39. Prior to the Bronze Age - during the 4th Millenium - crafters smelted tools from ___________.






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Unified Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom with the capital at Memphis around 3000 BC.






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. The Greek leaders of Egypt after it was conquered by Alexander the Great. These leaders took on much of the Egyptian culture - even calling themselves Pharaoh.






47. Name for the Hebrew god.






48. Early Sumerian kingdoms began as theocracies - their kings established their authority through ____________.






49. Period from 4 -000 BC to 1 -500 BC (3rd Millenium) when bronze tools were first introduced in the Middle East.






50. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.