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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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

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18. 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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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