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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Passive - Stable - Predictable - and Conformist are adjectives that the describe the _____________ people and explain why their civilization was able to survive for an extraordinary 3 -000 years.






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 'Soldiers of God'






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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

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35. 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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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