2 Terms Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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Mesopotamia
A
land between the rivers; fertile crescent; located in modern Iraq
2
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polytheistic
A
belief in multiple gods
3
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registers
A
horizontal bands in a pictorial narrative that divide scenes
4
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cuneiform
A
writing; wedged-shaped characters are produced by stylus pushing into clay
5
Q
hierarchy of scale
A
greater size indicates greater importance
6
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polychromed
A
painted in different colors
7
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city-state
A
independent self-governing city
8
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continuous narrative
A
depiction of same figure more than once in the same space at different stages of the story; not in registers
9
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conceptual representation
A
distinguishing properties of a person or object
10
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stele
A
carved stone slab used to mark graves or used to commemorate historical events
