Details Title: 4 - Ancient Near East Description: Chapter 4 Terms Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 12/19/2006 17:35:56		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Art History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Ziggurat Definition "Raised High" - sacred space of mountainous height with a bent-axis approach (4 - near east) Term Cuneiform Definition Sumerian wedge-writing (4 - near east) Term City-State Definition Independent governing entities (4 - near east) Term Dynasty Definition Ruling Family (4 - near east) Term Lapis Lazuli Definition Blue stone, used for jewelry and pigment (4 - near east) Term Obsidian Definition Volcanic glass, which could be sharpened to cut things (4 - near east) Term Heirarchy Definition Organized by importance (4 - near east) Term Intaglio Printing Definition seal rolled against soft surface, yielding a printed pattern (cylinder seal) (4 - near east) Term votive Definition image or statuette for spiritual connection, offering to a god (4 - near east) Term citadel Definition fortress, protected area (4 - near east) Term lamassu Definition guardian protector, lion with a man's head (4 - near east) Term arch Definition originated in Near East (4 - near east)