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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 'Soldiers of God'






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Name for the Hebrew god.






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






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






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






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






14. From the Latin term for 'city.' Characterized by formal states - writing - cities - and monuments.






15. 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






16. 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






17. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. First to develop money - weights and measures - and hours.






25. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






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. Pre-agricultural culture located in present day Israel - Jordan and Lebanon. Collected naturally present barley and wheat to supplement game. Characterized by large settlements.






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






48. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






49. 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.






50. 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