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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






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






20. Homo Species that disappeared at the end of the Paleolithic period.






21. 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






22. 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






23. Intermediate form of ecological adaptation in which temporary forms of cultivation are carried out with little impact on the natural ecology; typical of rainforest cultivators.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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






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






30. A religious outlook that see god in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature; typical of Mesopotamian religions.






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






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






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






49. 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.






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







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