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a type of megalithic structure composed of three stones, two posts and a lintel, served in prehistory as the basic architectual unity
trilithon
a fully three-dimensional work of art
sculpture in the round
a three-dimensional work of art carved out of a flat background surface
relief sculpture
in art, representations that imitate the reality in appearance of natural objects
naturalism
a large or upright stone
menhir
literally "big stones", large, usually rough, stones used in a monument or structure
megaliths
one whose primary method of subsistence depends on hunting animals and gathering edible plants and other foodstuffs from nature
hunter-gatherer
a type of a prehistoric megalithic structure made of two posts supporting a horizontal capstone
dolmen
a story of a people's origin
creation myth
the practice of investing plants, animals, and natural phenomena with human form or attributes
anthropomorphism
a pyramidal temple structure consisting of successive platforms with outside stairscases and a shrine at the top
ziggurat
a view that depicts several consecutive actions at once
synoptic
an upright stone slab carved with a commemorative design or inscription
stele
in ancient mesopotamia, government leaders who acted as intermediaries between gods and people and established laws
priest-kings
a scriptural father of the hebrew people
patriarch
a class or category of story with a universal theme
narrative genre
the science of separating metals from their ores
metallurgy
a pictoral convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than others
hiearchy of scale
a word or phrase that characterizes a person
epithet
a long narrative poem in elevated language that follows characters of a high position through a series of adventures, often including a visit to the world of the dead
epic
a writing system composed of wedge-shaped characters
cuneform writing
governments based on urban centers of the mesopotamian basin that controlled neighboring regions, also an independent self governing city
city-states
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