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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. First to develop money - weights and measures - and hours.






9. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






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






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






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

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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






21. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. Ancient Egyptians used ___________ for writing on.






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






29. 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.






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






31. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






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






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






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. 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.






37. 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






38. First Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.






39. 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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40. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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