PREHISTORY
What is vernacular architecture?
a style of building that uses local materials, traditional techniques, and local knowledge to meet the specific needs of a particular region or culture
What important technological invention was introduced during the Bronze Age?
The wheel
What was the purpose of The Great Sphinx next to The Great Pyramids of Giza?
A guardian monument believed to protect the pyramid complex
The Minoan Civilization was best known for having what type of art?
Black-figure and red-figure painted pottery or vibrant curvilinear art
What is the city known for the birth of Democracy and the home of the Parthenon?
Athens
What is a nomadic lifestyle?
A way of living in which people move from place to place rather than staying in one fixed, permanent home.
Why did ancient Mesopotamians build vertically in their temples?
To physically bridge the gap between earth and the divine
What is a mastaba?
A rectangular, flat-roofed tomb structure with sloping sides.
What was the Treasury of Atreus really?
A Tomb
What is the Classical order characterized by its use of vegetation in its capital?
Corinthian order
What is a Dolmen?
A dolmen is an ancient megalithic structure made of two or more upright vertical stones that support a large, flat horizontal capstone.
What is the Hammurabi Code?
Created a single, public set of written laws to maintain social order and justice across the Babylonian Empire
What is a Paylon?
A pylon is a monumental gateway at the entrance of a temple, consisting of two massive, tapering towers joined by a lower central portal
What is cyclopean masonry?
Cyclopean masonry is an ancient building technique that uses enormous, roughly fitted stone blocks stacked together without mortar
In ancient Greek city-states, what was the name of the central open public space used for markets, civic meetings, and social gatherings?
Agora
Where is Natba Playa?
Nabta Playa is located in the Nubian Desert of southern Egypt.
What is the name of the blue gate located in North Babylon?
Ishtar Gate
Which Pyramid is the largest at Giza?
Pyramid of Khufu
Anthropomorphic means to have?
Human-like characteristics
What is the use of the Golden Ratio?
Achieving balance in proportions
Before the invention of a dialect or sort of communication, how did we begin to write stories and record history?
Through geometric rock carvings, hand stencils, and cave paintings
Who erected the Pasargade Garden as a depiction of Paradise?
Cyrus I
What Egyptian temple influenced the design of Greek columns, with its clean linear columns, almost 1000 years later?
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Who was the archaeologist who discovered the ruins of the Palace of Knossos?
Sir Arthur Evans
What is the Vitruvian Triad?
three key qualities: firmitas (strength), utilitas (utility), and venustas (beauty)