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100
Tall structures were built to show what?
power and wealth of cities and rulers
100
How was New York City's Harlem look back then?
neglected and overcrowded
100
Who invented the skyscraper?
George Fuller
100
What limited the height of earlier buildings?
the heaviness of the structures
100
When was the term "skyscraper" used?
during the 1880's, after the first 10 to 20 story building were built in the United States
200
The pyramids honored what?
the pharaohs
200
Folks spend time in Central Park to get away from where?
crowded and smelly tenement buildings
200
What did Henry Ford introduced in 1908?
Model T
200
What type of building was built as a result of Industrial Revolution?
skyscraper
200
What was the tallest building in the world from 1909 until 1913?
Metropolitan Life Tower in New York City
300
The beautiful Gothic cathedrals during the Middle Ages showed what
the importance of the church
300
What was designed as a refuge for city folk with its open fields and small lakes?
Central Park
300
Who wanted the streets to be paved in the later part of the century?
bicyclists
300
What kind of problems on tall buildings did architect George Fuller work on?
load -bearing capabilities
300
What remained the world's tallest building for forty years when it opened in 1931?
the Empire State Building
400
The tall towers of the Italian Renaissance promoted what?
the wealth and prestige of Italian cities
400
What replaced the horse drawn vehicles by the 1890's?
electric streetcars
400
Who designed Central Park?
Frederick Olmsted
400
What walls carried the weight of the building in the earlier structures?
the outside walls
400
What building in New York was built in 1902 with the same technology?
Flatiron building
500
Why was it wise to watch where you walked in New York City back in the 1880's?
because of the horse manure scattered in the city
500
Where did most Black Americans move?
Harlem
500
What did George Fuller use to support the weight of the Tacoma building in Chicago?
interior steel cages
500
What is today's world's tallest building?
Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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