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25 Cards in this Set
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Ziggurat
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a temple tower of multiple stepped-back stages
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Battered
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the upward and inward slope of a wall
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Crennellated
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a series of openings in the parapet
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Polytheism
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belief in one or more gods
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Bitumen
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naturally occurring mineral pitch(tar)
-used for waterproofing,structural reinforcements |
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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King of Babylon
-expanded empire -rebuilt temples,paved roads --hanging gardens |
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Ishtar
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Assyrian/Babylonian goddess of love and war
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Ra
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supreme Egyptian deity-Sun God
-creator of all, associated with the pharoah |
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Osiris
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King/Judge of the Dead
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Ka
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provided nourishment to the body after death
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Ba
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animated spirit
-moved between eath/underworld |
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Akh
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transfigured spirit that resided in the underworld
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Niche
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a recess in the wall
-contained statue/ornament |
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Facade
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face of a building
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Serdab
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chamber within mastaba containing statue of deceased
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Mastaba
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ancient Egyptian tomb with a flat top and battered sides built over burial sites
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Cenotaph
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empty tomb built as a monument to someone buried elswhere
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Necropolis
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large cemetery belonging to an ancient city
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Mortuary Temple
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adjoined pyramid
-open pillared court -store rooms -shrines -chapel- |
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ben-ben
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mound that arose and Atum, the creator settles
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Hypostyle
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hall/chamber whose roof is supported by many columns
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Pylon Temple
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large entrance to the temple
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Clerestory
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elevated series of windows for light and ventilation
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Sunken relief
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sculpture made by carving the image into the surface rather than carving away the surrounding materials.
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Valley temple
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built on the edge of the desert escarpment, was the place of reception for the royal body
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