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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






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






3. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






12. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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

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21. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






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






28. The Egyptian concept of harmony and order - justice and truth. Implied a divine force for harmony and stability which emanated from the beginning of time itself. Good rule by pharaoh signified its presence

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29. Name for the Hebrew god.






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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