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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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






2. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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

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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






18. 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.






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






20. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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