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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






8. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 'Soldiers of God'






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. Three main rivers of the Fertile Crescent.






30. 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.






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






32. The two Hebrew kingdoms of Canaan.






33. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






34. 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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35. 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.






36. 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.






37. A cultural practice in which young men upon marriage must live with their bride's family.






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






39. The period from 12 -000 BC to 8 -000 BC characterized by the gradual shift from hunter-gather societies to sedentary agricultural societies.






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






44. 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






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

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46. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.






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






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






49. Part god and part king - the __________ was the leader of the Ancient of Egyptians. It was his job to raise the sun - the crops - and the coming of the Nile. He held absolute power over the Egyptians in the present life and in the hereafter.






50. 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