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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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






2. 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.






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






4. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. 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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






29. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 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






33. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






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






36. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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