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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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






2. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






5. Pre-agricultural culture located in present day Israel - Jordan and Lebanon. Collected naturally present barley and wheat to supplement game. Characterized by large settlements.






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






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






11. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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






13. 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.






14. 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






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

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






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






18. 'Soldiers of God'






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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






24. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






35. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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






49. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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