CLA 2101 Midterm: GLOSSARY OF THE AEGEAN BRONZE AGE

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Acropolis: a generic term for a high place or citadel in a city. Ashlar masonry: construction of blocks of squared stone laid in regular courses. Basileus: greek word for a king ; during the mycenaean times it was probably applied to a minor local official. Cist grave: a shallow rectangular grave cut into the earth or rock, sometimes stone-lined or slab-built. Citadel: literally little city, the smaller or inner fortified city. Corbelling: an arch consisting of architectural members projecting outward from a wall, and bearing the weight of the next course above it. Each course projects slightly beyond the one below. Cult: the physical manifestation of religion, including items and acts such as rituals, clothing and dedications. Cycladic figurine: white marble figurine from the central islands of the aegean sea. Cyclopean walls: walls built of huge unworked limestone boulders which are roughly fitted together. Between these boulders, smaller hunks of limestone fill the interstices.

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