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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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.






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

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






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






15. Name for the Hebrew god.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. The loose collection of territorially small cities in Mesopotamia which lacked unity with one another due to geographic isolation. Each was dedicated to a particular god or goddess.






29. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






49. 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.






50. 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