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What is a ZIGGURAT?
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A temple tower in the form of a truncated pyramid built in diminishing stages, each stage being reached by ramps.
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BATTERED
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the inclined or sloped sides of a wall
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CRENELATED
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Notched or indented, usually with respect to the tops of walls (such as battlements)
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STELE
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An upright, carved stone slab used as a grave markerand to commemorate historical events.
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LOW RELIEF
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shallow or shrunken carving in which the design barely projects from its background
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HIGH RELIEF
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deep carving in which the design projects quite far from its background
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SINGLE SCALE
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one system for determiningthe sizes of figures and or objects in a work of art used consistently throughout
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DOUBLE SCALE
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more than one system for determining the sizes of figures and or objects used in a work of aret, often based on the importance of certain figures; some figures will appear unnaturally smaller or larger than others
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HIEROGLYPHS
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a system of writing/communicating using pictures and/or sounds; could be used horizontally or vertically; meant to communicate with the gods
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CANON OF PROPORTIONS
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a set of rules that governed the relationship of all body parts
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RE/RA
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the name for the sun god
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KA
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the immortal human "substance"; the "other self" that was present since birth; this concept is similar to the Western idea of soul
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IDEALISM
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things as they "should be"; perfection according to the standards of a given time period
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REALISM
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things as they really are; when an artist tries to capture, to the best of his ability, what something acctually looks like- INCLUDING flaws
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NATURALISM
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rendering something in a believable or life-like way
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FRESCO SECCO
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a mural painting technique involving permanent (limeproof) pigments on dried lime plaster wall
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