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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






7. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






9. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






10. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Period of Ancient Egyptian history during which the great pyramids were built - Declined following the reign on Pepi II because of the rise in power of regional nomarchs and the dissolution of a centralized Egyptian government. This period was follow






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






40. 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.






41. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






47. Name for the Hebrew god.






48. 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






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






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