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Flashcards in Aegean Vocab Deck (13)
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1
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Beehive tombs

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(tholo tombs) - large above-ground burial places with rounded, conical shape

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Citadel

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walled fortress

3
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Corbelled vault

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vault made by projecting courses of stone

4
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Faience

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ceramic covered with colorful, opaque glass that form smooth, impermeable surface

5
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Megaron

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main hall in Mycenean palace.

room with central hearth and pillars

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Niello

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technique where black sulfur alloy is rubbed into fine lines engraved into metal. When heated, sulfur fuses and makes contrasting line.

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Palace complexes

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group of buildings where ruler lived/governed

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Relative chronology

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dates based on objects around it

9
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Repousse

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technique of hammering metal from back to create protruding image

10
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Rhyton

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vessel used for drinking/pouring liquids on special occasions

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Sculpture in the round

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sculpture meant to be viewed from all angles

12
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Shaft graves

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deep pit used for burial

13
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Votive figures

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figures dedicated to gods