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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






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






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






14. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






42. Name for the Hebrew god.






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






44. 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






45. 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






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

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






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






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






50. 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.