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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






4. This successfully diplomatic Pharaoh of the New Kingdom avoided continued warfare - commissioned the construction of two huge temples in Nubia that were unusually dedicated to the gods of ancient Egypt - Chiefly Amen-Re - rather than to the Pharaoh a






5. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






15. 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.






16. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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






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






19. 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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






36. 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.






37. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






38. 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.






39. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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