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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Name for the Hebrew god.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






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

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18. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






34. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






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






37. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






45. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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