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| Astronomy | the study of the movements of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars |
| Aqueduct | a structure, like a bridge, for carrying fresh water |
| Bas Relief | a carving, sometimes in alabaster |
| Citadel | a hill or mountain top fortress, surrounded by stone walls |
| Lamassu | name for giant winged bull statues |
| Siege | to surround a city to force it to surrending |
| Standard of Ur | artifact found in Ur by Charles Leonard Woolley in Private Grave 779 |
| Ram in the Thicket | artifact found in Ur at the Great Death Pit by Charles Leonard Woolley |
| Stele | a monument carved with a message and sometimes an image, usually on a stone slab |
| Tribute | a yearly tax paid by conquered or threatened people to a conquering or threatening people |
| Sennacherib's Prism | hexagonal clay prism listing the king's accomplishments |
| Apkallu | mythical winged genie of Assyria |
