Ancient Mesopotamia - Exam 1
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Who was Ziggurat at Ur built for?
King Ur-Nammu
Who was the Palace of Sargon built for?
King Sargon II
Who was the Ishtar Gate built for?
King Nebuchadnezzar II
What are weep holes
Holes in a brick structure to allow moisture to escape
Who was King Sargon II?
An Assyrian ruler from 721 to 705 BCE. Built a new capital (Khorsabad)
What are the characteristics of a Lamassu
Body of a bull, wings of an eagle, and head of a human
What was the name of the English Architect who created several reconstruction drawings of Palace of Sargon
Banister Fletcher
What is a battlement
A parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through
Which museum was the Ishtar gate relocated to
Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany
What do the dragons represent on the Ishtar Gate?
The principle god of Babylon, Marduk
What do the bulls represent of the Ishtar Gate
The storm god of Babylon, Adad
What do the striding lions represent of the Ishtar Gate
The goddess of war and sexual love, Ishtar