Domes
This material, used by the Romans, enabled the building of more complex domes.
What is concrete?
This is one of the distinguishing marks of the Buddha and can be found on the top of his head.
What is the ushnisha?
This is the first Roman emperor.
Who is Augustus?
What is a stupa?
Term that describes a statue of young boy, usually naked.
What is a kouros?
What is the Pantheon?
This was the name of the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.
What is the bodh or bodhi tree?
What is Pax Romana?
Resisting figuration.
What is aniconism?
This formidable enemy was finally defeated by the Greeks in the 5th century BCE.
Who are the Persians?
What is the Hagia Sophia or the Church of Holy Wisdom?
This mark rests between the Buddha's eyes.
What is the urna?
What is the Colosseum?
Small cubes of glass or stone that reflect light and are used in mosaics.
What are tesserae?
This is the most severe and plain of the architectural orders.
What is Doric?
What is the Dome of the Rock?
This style of Buddha bears the influence of the Greeks.
What is the Gandharan Buddha?
This emperor wrote The Meditations.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
Niche in the mosque wall or prayer hall that indicates in which direction Muslims should pray.
What is a mihrab?
Greek men from different city-states gathered in these parties to drink and bond as a way to form allegiances.
What is a symposium?
These hollowed out medallions in the dome of the Pantheon lighten the load of the structure.
What are coffers?
This royal figure is credited with creating the first image of the Buddha on a coin.
Who is King Kanishka?
What is the Battle of the Milvian Bridge?
A church with a long nave, two aisles, and an apse at the end, based on a Roman administrative building typically found in a Roman forum.
What is a basilica?
This league was set up by Pericles as an alliance against Persian enemies.
What is the Delian League?