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| derived from Assyrian word, means up or high, example of a mountain, solid stepped tapered walls , usually had a shrine on top |
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| held a cult statue and was on the top of the ziggurat in a temple |
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| means wedge shaped writing; earliest system of writing |
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| One of the eight gates of babylon, blue glazed bricks decorated with animals: now in Germany |
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| ruler of neo-Babylonia; he restored architecture with Assyria fell |
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| A siggurat dedicated to the god Marduk |
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| stone figures with part human and part animal features; have 5 legs so that when you walk past them they appear to be walking- Assyrian, Akkadian, and found in Persia |
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| a half cylindrical vault , semicircular or pointed in cross section , also called a tunnel vault |
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| famous Amorite king best known for his law code based on legal traditions which states relationships of law to society |
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| In Iran, palace of the Persian empire built on a large platform; home of Darius and Xerxes |
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| religion that taught the world that there were two central forces of light and dark |
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| act of laying courses or layers of brick and slightly moving them inward each layer until they meet at the top |
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| Has a pyramid, palaces and is inclosed by the tall fortified wall |
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| made of clay and has writing incised on them, so all you have to do is ink it and roll to create writing |
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| the land between the two rivers where it flooded each year and crops could be drown |
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The gate located in Hattusas Turkey, lions on each side of the entrance way- Hittite
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