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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Ruler of Akkad - he established the first empire in Mesopotamian civilization conquering and uniting the Sumerian city-states under a centralized bureaucratic government. Installed himself as the mediator between the gods and man - above the priests.






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






14. 'Soldiers of God'






15. 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






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






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






18. A religious outlook that see god in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature; typical of Mesopotamian religions.






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






32. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






37. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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






43. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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