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25 Cards in this Set
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Temple Complex
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Large architechtual complex
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Cuneiform
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An early form of writing with wedge-shaped marks
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Symbols
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Used to describe words or objects
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Stylus
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A tool used for writing cuneiform
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Ziggurat
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A stepped tower of earthen materials, supporting a shrine (Mesopotamia)
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Mosaics
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Images formed by small colored stone or glass pieces
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Pictograph
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Early form of writing
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Incised
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Design or inscription is cut into hard surface
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Inlaid
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To set pieces of material into a surface to form a design
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Cone Mosaics
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A mosaic created using cones
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Registers
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Used for spacial definition
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Groundline
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Used in registers
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Hieratic Scale
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Use of different sizes for holy or important figures
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Stylized
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To make something conform to a particular style or represent something in a certain way
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Votive Figures
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An image created as a devotional offering to a God
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Iconography
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The study of the significance and and interpretation of of the subject matter of art
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Cylinder Seals
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Stone decorated with incised patterns, used for signatures
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Stele
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A stone slab placed vertically and inscribed or decorated with reliefs. Used as a grave marker or memorial
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High Relief
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Relief Sculpture from which the image projects strongly from the background
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Mural
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A large picture painted on a wall
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Citadel
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A fortress or defended city, normally placed in a high place.
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Glazed
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Renders ceramics waterproof, and forms a decorative surface
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Crenellations
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Alternating high and low sections of a wall, giving it a notched apprearance and creating protection.
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Grid
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A system of horizontally and vertically placed lines that gives regularity to an architechtual plan
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Gold Leaf
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Paper-thin sheets that are used for gilding or as a ground for paintings
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