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CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East

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1. 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






2. 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.






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






4. Major contributor to the spread of culture.






5. Period from 4 -000 BC to 1 -500 BC (3rd Millenium) when bronze tools were first introduced in the Middle East.






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Between 3000 and 1500 BC - the civilization flourished over the region that extended hundreds of miles from the Himalaya Mountains to the coast of the Arabian Sea. At the heart of the civilization were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Both cities had popula






25. 'Soldiers of God'






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






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






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






29. Period of Ancient Egyptian history during which permanent settlements were established - stone and crafts work developed - burial practices moved to the outer edges of the territories - and the beginnings of a belief in the afterlife became evident.






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. 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.






38. Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs.






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






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






41. Name for the Hebrew god.






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Egyptian gods were often represented by ____________.