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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






5. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






7. 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






8. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. The moral code divined to Moses by the Hebrew god. Unlike the Code of Hammurabi - rich and poor were treated equally.






40. 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.






41. 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.






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

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43. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.