Details Title: Ancient Near East Description: Vocabulary Practice cards Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 12/31/2008 05:40:30		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 Architecture Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term ziggurats Definition derived from Assyrian word, means up or high, example of a mountain, solid stepped tapered walls , usually had a shrine on top Term Cella Definition held a cult statue Term cuneiform Definition means wedge shaped writing; earliest system of writing Term Stele Definition upright stone marker Term Ishtar Gate Definition One of the eight gates of babylon, blue glazed bricks decorated with animals: now in Germany Term Nebuchadnezzar Definition ruler of neo-Babylonia; he restored architecture with Assyria fell Term Tower of Babel Definition A siggurat dedicated to the god Marduk Term Lamassu Definition stone figures with part human and part animal features; have 5 legs so that when you walk past them they appear to be walking Term barrel vault Definition a half cylindrical vault , semicircular or pointed in cross section , also called a tunnel vault Term Hammurabi Definition famous Amorite king best known for his law code based on legal traditions which states relationships of law to society Term Persepolis Definition In Iran, palace of the Persian empire built on a large platform; home of Darius and Xerxes Term Zoraster Definition religion that taught the world that there were two central forces of light and dark