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19 Cards in this Set
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Mesopotamian river |
Euphrates, Tigris |
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Near Eastern goddess of love and fertility |
Ishtar |
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Persepolis |
Persian capital city |
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Assyrian king |
Ashurnasirpal |
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Sasanian capital |
Ctesiphon |
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Sumerian inlaid panel |
Standard of Ur |
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Incised decoration |
Intaglio |
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Multitiered structure thought to have served as a temple platform |
Ziggurat |
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Site of Assyrian Palace of Sargon II |
Khorsabad |
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Persian royal audience hall |
Apadana |
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Ruler who codified Babylonian laws |
Hammurabi |
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Governor of Lagash |
Gudea |
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Akkadian ruler |
Naram-Sin |
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Stone monument with a relief carving |
Stele |
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Babylonian monument that uses the srch and glazed tiles |
Ishtar Gate |
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Arched wall decoration having no actual openings |
Blind arcade |
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Winged, human-headed bull |
Iamassu |
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Site of ziggurat |
Ur |
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Sasanian king |
Shapur I |
