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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. Passive - Stable - Predictable - and Conformist are adjectives that the describe the _____________ people and explain why their civilization was able to survive for an extraordinary 3 -000 years.






2. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






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






5. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






7. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






10. Stepson of Hatshepsut - he lead the military expeditions during her reign. When he became Pharaoh - he enlisted thousands of men to help him capture more land than any other Pharaoh before him. At the time - he ruled the largest empire ever ruled by






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

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12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






23. Name for the Hebrew god.






24. 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.






25. 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






26. The first civilizations - they created a basic set of tools - intellectual concepts such as writing and mathematics - and political forms that would persist and spread to other parts of Europe - Asia - and Africa. Most were in decline by 1000 BC.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






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






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






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






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. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






45. 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






46. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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






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






49. 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.






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