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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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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30. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






31. 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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






49. 'Soldiers of God'






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