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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






15. 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.






16. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






32. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. The Egyptian concept of harmony and order - justice and truth. Implied a divine force for harmony and stability which emanated from the beginning of time itself. Good rule by pharaoh signified its presence

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38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






41. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






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