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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






8. 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






9. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






17. 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.






18. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






19. 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






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






21. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






22. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Name for the Hebrew god.






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. The most important gods of Ancient Egypt - ________ was the sun and the begetter of the gods themselves. The myth that he was the first king on earth is the foundation on which the Pharoahs stake their claim of divinity.






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






44. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






46. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






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






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






50. 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.