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| governments based in urban centers of the Mesopotamian basin that controlled neighboring regions; also an independent self-governing city |
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| a writing system composed of wedge-shaped characters |
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| an engraved piece of stone or other material used as a signature, confirmation of receipt, or identification of ownership |
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| a word or expression that can be understood two ways, with one often having a sexual or risque connotation |
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| a long narrative poem in elevated language that follows characters of a high position through a series of adventures, often including a visit to the world of the dead |
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| a word or phrase that characterizes a person |
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| a story set within another story |
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| a pictorial convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than the others |
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| a sculptrual process in which a figure is modeled in wax and covered in plaster or clay; firing melts away the wax and hardens the plaster or clay, which then becomes a mold for molten metal |
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| the science of separating metals from their ores |
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| a word or phrase used in place of another to suggest a likeness |
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| a class or category of story with a universal theme |
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| a scene that represents a story or event |
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| a scriptural father of the Hebrew people |
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| a writing system in which signs represent sounds |
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| a picture that represents a thing or concept |
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| in ancient Mesopotamia, government leaders who acted as intermediaries between gods and people and established laws |
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| one who serves as a mouthpiece for and interpreter of Yahweh's perposes, which is understood through visions |
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| a self-contained horizontal band |
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| a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as |
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| a pictorial convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than the others |
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| an upright stone slab carved with a commemorative design or inscription |
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| a view that depicts several consecutive actions at once |
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| a pyramidal temple structure consisting of successive platforms with outside staircases and a shrine at the top |
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