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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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






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






15. Cunning woman who became Pharaoh during the New Kingdom. She relied heavily on propoganda claimed to be the daughter of the God Amen - often presented herself with a male body and false beard in statues and imagery. Her stepson - whom she had usurped






16. 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.






17. 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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. Ancient view of the world based on myth rather than science or rationality.






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






24. Name for the Hebrew god.






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






26. 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






27. Documents of the Hebrew god and his law. Rather than heroic tales of gods and goddesses - this book told takes of men and women both weak and strong.






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






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






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






31. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






42. 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.






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






44. 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






45. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.