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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






10. Successor to Ra as the king of the gods of Ancient Egypt - ______ is credited with teaching men to be civilized and to farm - and for teaching mankind to worship the gods and to build temples. Isis was also a wise and good ruler who taught men how to






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






12. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






21. 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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22. 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






23. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






26. The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the _____________.






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






28. 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.






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






30. Passive - Stable - Predictable - and Conformist are adjectives that the describe the _____________ people and explain why their civilization was able to survive for an extraordinary 3 -000 years.






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






32. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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






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