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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. The Great Pyramid is the tomb of the Pharaoh ________.






11. 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.






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






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






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

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15. 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






16. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






33. 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.






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






35. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






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 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.






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






50. 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.







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