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Question	Answer
Stele	a carved stone slab erected to commemorate a historical event or, in some cultures, to mark a grave
Fertile Crescent	“the land between the [Tigris and Euphrates] rivers.” The foothills surrounding the Mesopotamian valley form a huge arc from the mountainous border between Turkey and Syria through Iraq to Iran’s Zagros Mountains
Cuneiform	a group of wedge-shaped signs read from top to bottom and right to left
Innana	the Sumerian goddess of love and war. Later known as Ishtar, she was the most important female deity in all periods of Mesopotamian history.
Hieratic	greater height of the priest-king and Inanna (or her priestess) compared with the offering bearers indicates their greater importance
Diorite	a rare and costly dark stone that had to be imported from present-day Oman. Diorite is also extremely hard and difficult to carve.
Amarna	brief heretical episode of Akhenaton, retains the standard frontal pose of traditional royal portraits. But the effeminate body is a far cry from the heroically proportioned figures of the pharaoh’s predecessors
canopic jars	Tlungs, liver, stomach, and intestines were thought to be the most subject to decay, and wrapped them individually and placed them in four containers known as canopic jars for eventual deposit in the burial chamber with the corpse.
cannon	A rule (for example, of proportion).
Image: Human With Feline Head (binary/octet-stream)	Human w/feline head, Germany, 30,000-28,000 BC
Image: Venusof Willendorf (binary/octet-stream)	Venus of Willendorf, Willendorf, Austria, 28,000-25,000 BC
Image: Altamira Cave (binary/octet-stream)	Bison, Altamira Caves, Spain, 12,000 BC
Image: Lascaux Cave (binary/octet-stream)	Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux, France 15,000-13,000 BC
Image: Chauvet Cave (binary/octet-stream)	Horses and Rhinoceros, Chauvet, France, 30,000-28,000 or 15,000-13,000 BC
Image: Pech Merle Cave (binary/octet-stream)	Spotted Horses and negative hand prints, Pech-Merle, France, 22,000 BC
Image: Chatal Hyuk (binary/octet-stream)	Landscape with Volcanic Eruption, Catal Hoyuk, Turkey, 6,150 BC
Image: Jericho (binary/octet-stream)	Stone Tower, Jericho, 8,000-7,000 BC
Image: Stonehenge (binary/octet-stream)	Stonehenge, Salisbury, England, 2550-1600 BC
Image: Inana Vase (binary/octet-stream)	Warka Vase, Uruk, c. 3200–3000 BC
Image: Stanard Of Ur Warside (binary/octet-stream)	Standard of Ur, War side 2600 BC
Image: Stanard Of Ur Peaceside (binary/octet-stream)	Standard of Ur, Peace side 2600 BC
Image: Royal Lyre (binary/octet-stream)	Great Lyre with Bull’s head 2600 BC
Image: Steleof Naram S In (binary/octet-stream)	Stele of Naramsin, 2254–2218 BC
Image: Steleof Hammarabi (binary/octet-stream)	Stele of Hammurabi, ca. 1780 BC
Image: Ziggurat (binary/octet-stream)	Ziggurat, Ur, ca. 2100 BC
Image: Ishtar Gate (binary/octet-stream)	Ishtar Gate, c. 575 BC
Image: Gudea (binary/octet-stream)	Gudea, ca. 2100 BC
Image: Napir Assu (binary/octet-stream)	Queen Napir-Asu, ca. 1350–1300 BC
Image: Headof Akkadian Ruler (binary/octet-stream)	Head of Akkadian ruler, ca. 2250–2200 BC
Image: Lamassu (binary/octet-stream)	Lamassu, Sargon II, c. 720–705 BC
Image: Peresopolis (binary/octet-stream)	Persepolis, c. 521–465 BC
Image: Processional Frieze (binary/octet-stream)	Processional frieze, c. 521–465 BC
Daric	The Persian daric was a gold coin which, along with a similar silver coin, the siglos, represented the bimetallic monetary standard of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. 4th c BC
Image: Assyrian Relief (binary/octet-stream)	Ashurbanipal hunting lions, c. 645–640 BC
Image: Pyramidsof Gizeh (binary/octet-stream)	Great Pyramids Gizha, ca. 2528–24972 BC
Image: Palleteof Narmer (binary/octet-stream)	Palette of King Narmer, 3000-2920 BC
Image: Khafre Enthroned (binary/octet-stream)	Khafre, ca. 2520–2494 BC
Image: Menkaureand Wife (binary/octet-stream)	Menkaure and his wife, ca. 2490–2472 BC
Image: Seated Scribe (binary/octet-stream)	Seated scribe, ca. 2450–2350 BC
Image: Rockcuttombs (binary/octet-stream)	Rock cut tombs, ca. 1950-1900 BC
Image: Senusret (binary/octet-stream)	Head of Senusret III, ca. 1860 BC
Image: Funeary Templeof Hapshetsut (binary/octet-stream)	Temple of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473-1458 BC
Image: Akenaton (binary/octet-stream)	Akhenaton, ca. 1353-1335 BC
Image: Nefertiti (binary/octet-stream)	Bust of Nefertiti, ca. 1353-1335 BC
Image: Tiye (binary/octet-stream)	Portrait of Queen Tiye 1355 B.C.E
Image: Akhentaton And Nefertiti (binary/octet-stream)	Akhenaton & Nefertiti, ca. 1353-1335 BC
Image: Ramses Ii Temple (binary/octet-stream)	Temple of Ramses II, ca. 1290-1224 BC
Image: Templeof Amen Re (binary/octet-stream)	Temple of Amen-Re, ca. 1290-1224 BC
Image: Templeof Horus (binary/octet-stream)	Temple of Horus, ca. 237-47 BC
Image: Fowling Sene Nabamun (binary/octet-stream)	Tomb of Nebanum, ca. 1400-1350 BC (Fowling Scene)
Image: Bookof The Dead (binary/octet-stream)	The Book of the Dead, papyrus scroll, ca. 1290-1280 BC
Image: Kind Tut Sarcophagus (binary/octet-stream)	Tutankhamen: Inner Coffin, 1323 BC
Image: Kit Tut Death Mask (binary/octet-stream)	Tutankhamen: Death Mask, 1323 BC
Image: Painted Chest King T Ut (binary/octet-stream)	Tutankhamen: Chest, 1323 BC

Stele

a carved stone slab erected to commemorate a historical event or, in some cultures, to mark a grave

Fertile Crescent

“the land between the [Tigris and Euphrates] rivers.” The foothills surrounding the Mesopotamian valley form a huge arc from the mountainous border between Turkey and Syria through Iraq to Iran’s Zagros Mountains

Cuneiform

a group of wedge-shaped signs read from top to bottom and right to left

Innana

the Sumerian goddess of love and war. Later known as Ishtar, she was the most important female deity in all periods of Mesopotamian history.

Hieratic

greater height of the priest-king and Inanna (or her priestess) compared with the offering bearers indicates their greater importance

Diorite

a rare and costly dark stone that had to be imported from present-day Oman. Diorite is also extremely hard and difficult to carve.

Amarna

brief heretical episode of Akhenaton, retains the standard frontal pose of traditional royal portraits. But the effeminate body is a far cry from the heroically proportioned figures of the pharaoh’s predecessors

canopic jars

Tlungs, liver, stomach, and intestines were thought to be the most subject to decay, and wrapped them individually and placed them in four containers known as canopic jars for eventual deposit in the burial chamber with the corpse.

cannon

A rule (for example, of proportion).

Image: Human With Feline Head (binary/octet-stream)

Human w/feline head, Germany, 30,000-28,000 BC

Image: Venusof Willendorf (binary/octet-stream)

Venus of Willendorf, Willendorf, Austria, 28,000-25,000 BC

Image: Altamira Cave (binary/octet-stream)

Bison, Altamira Caves, Spain, 12,000 BC

Image: Lascaux Cave (binary/octet-stream)

Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux, France 15,000-13,000 BC

Image: Chauvet Cave (binary/octet-stream)

Horses and Rhinoceros, Chauvet, France, 30,000-28,000 or 15,000-13,000 BC

Image: Pech Merle Cave (binary/octet-stream)

Spotted Horses and negative hand prints, Pech-Merle, France, 22,000 BC

Image: Chatal Hyuk (binary/octet-stream)

Landscape with Volcanic Eruption, Catal Hoyuk, Turkey, 6,150 BC

Image: Jericho (binary/octet-stream)

Stone Tower, Jericho, 8,000-7,000 BC

Image: Stonehenge (binary/octet-stream)

Stonehenge, Salisbury, England, 2550-1600 BC

Image: Inana Vase (binary/octet-stream)

Warka Vase, Uruk, c. 3200–3000 BC

Image: Stanard Of Ur Warside (binary/octet-stream)

Standard of Ur, War side 2600 BC

Image: Stanard Of Ur Peaceside (binary/octet-stream)

Standard of Ur, Peace side 2600 BC

Image: Royal Lyre (binary/octet-stream)

Great Lyre with Bull’s head 2600 BC

Image: Steleof Naram S In (binary/octet-stream)

Stele of Naramsin, 2254–2218 BC

Image: Steleof Hammarabi (binary/octet-stream)

Stele of Hammurabi, ca. 1780 BC

Image: Ziggurat (binary/octet-stream)

Ziggurat, Ur, ca. 2100 BC

Image: Ishtar Gate (binary/octet-stream)

Ishtar Gate, c. 575 BC

Image: Gudea (binary/octet-stream)

Gudea, ca. 2100 BC

Image: Napir Assu (binary/octet-stream)

Queen Napir-Asu, ca. 1350–1300 BC

Image: Headof Akkadian Ruler (binary/octet-stream)

Head of Akkadian ruler, ca. 2250–2200 BC

Image: Lamassu (binary/octet-stream)

Lamassu, Sargon II, c. 720–705 BC

Image: Peresopolis (binary/octet-stream)

Persepolis, c. 521–465 BC

Image: Processional Frieze (binary/octet-stream)

Processional frieze, c. 521–465 BC

Daric

The Persian daric was a gold coin which, along with a similar silver coin, the siglos, represented the bimetallic monetary standard of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. 4th c BC

Image: Assyrian Relief (binary/octet-stream)

Ashurbanipal hunting lions, c. 645–640 BC

Image: Pyramidsof Gizeh (binary/octet-stream)

Great Pyramids Gizha, ca. 2528–24972 BC

Image: Palleteof Narmer (binary/octet-stream)

Palette of King Narmer, 3000-2920 BC

Image: Khafre Enthroned (binary/octet-stream)

Khafre, ca. 2520–2494 BC

Image: Menkaureand Wife (binary/octet-stream)

Menkaure and his wife, ca. 2490–2472 BC

Image: Seated Scribe (binary/octet-stream)

Seated scribe, ca. 2450–2350 BC