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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. City built by the Israelite King David in order to honor God.






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






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






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

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5. 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.






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






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






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






9. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






10. 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.






11. 'Soldiers of God'






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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






24. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Name for the Hebrew god.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The period from 12 -000 BC to 8 -000 BC characterized by the gradual shift from hunter-gather societies to sedentary agricultural societies.






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







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