CLEP Western Civilization 1 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
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The Fertile Crescent
An area of river valleys in the Near East where conditions are optimum for crop
production.
The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
The age in which humans lived as nomads in small communities, hunting and
gathering fruits for food and using fire and crude stone implements...
CLEP Western Civilization 1 Questions
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The Fertile Crescent
✓ An area of river valleys in the Near East where conditions are optimum for crop
production.
The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
✓ The age in which humans lived as nomads in small communities, hunting and
gathering fruits for food and using fire and crude stone implements.
The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
✓ The age in which stone tools were refined, animals were domesticated, and
agriculture was developed as people transitioned from a nomadic to a more
settled way of life.
The Bronze Age
✓ The age in which cities were developed, and tools were increasingly made out of
metal alloys rather than stone. Irrigation and writing began to be developed
during this time.
Sumer (Mesopotamia)
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✓ The area within the Tigris-Euphrates river valley.
Akkadians
✓ A semi-nomadic people, who spoke a Semitic language. Migrated from the
deserts west of Mesopotamia and settled in the Tigris-Euphrates valley during
the 4th millennium B.C.E.
King Sargon
✓ An Akkadian king (2371-2316 B.C.E., approximate) who led the Akkadians in
conquering Sumerian city-states. Established an empire that unified
Mesopotamia and reached beyond it into the Iranian plateau and as far west as
Lebanon. His dynasty ruled Akkad and Sumer for about 200 years.
The Third Dynasty of Ur
✓ Around 2100 B.C.E., the Sumerian city of Ur rose up in revolt against the
Akkadian rule. The attained control of Mesopotamia and ruled for about 100
years.
Amorites
✓ Re-unified Mesopotamia, and established their capital at Babylon, on the
Euphrates. The Amorites (Old Babylonian Dynasty) ruled for about 300 years,
from around 1900-1600 B.C.E.
Hammurabi
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✓ (1792-1750 B.C.E., approximate) The greatest king of the Old Babylonian
Dynasty. Famous for his law code. Claimed to be a representative of the gods.
Hammurabi's Code
✓ A law code that attempted to stabilize the hierarchical society. Presented like a
pyramid: the slaves at the bottom, freemen such as peasants and merchants
next, warrior aristocracy and priesthood, and the king at the top. Known for,
"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." Dealt with legislation regarding the
family, ownership of land, and commercial transactions.
Hittites
✓ From Anatolia (Asia Minor). Attacked the Old Babylonian Empire around 1600
B.C.E. and plundered them.
Kassites
✓ From the region that is now Iran. Attacked the Old Babylonian Empire around
1600 B.C.E. and established themselves as rulers for 300 years.
Hurrians
✓ Established the kingdom of Mitanni in the upper Tigris-Euphrates valley around
1500 B.C.E. which lasted for 100 years, until they were conquered by the
Hittites.
Cuneiform
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✓ The earliest form of writing, made by wedge-shaped marks impressed on clay
tables using a stylus. Initially pictographs (representing objects), but later
included ideograms (representing ideas). Began around 3000 B.C.E.
Ziggurats
✓ Multi-level, pyramid-like constructions by the people of Mesopotamia.
Demonstrate practical engineering skills.
Gilgamesh
✓ A Sumerian epic poem inscribed around 2000 B.C.E. on twelve cuneiform
tablets. Describes the quest of the hero Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, in search of
immortality. Includes an account of a great flood.
Enuma Elish
✓ A Sumerian epic poem describing the story of creation.
The Egyptian Archaic Period
✓ The first two dynasties of Egypt governed from about 3100-2700 B.C.E. Unified
the Nile Valley. Under centralized government, the economy was carefully
planned and agriculture was efficient.
The Old Kingdom
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