A way of joining clay together by scratching lines in different directions.
Cross-hatching
100
What is a container?
Any object which can be used to hold another object inside it.
100
What type of structure does architecture refer to?
Buildings
100
In which city and country is the Hagia Sophia built?
Istanbul, Turkey
100
Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, also designed which famous Statue?
The Statue of Liberty
200
Terracotta clay is what colour?
Brown/Red
200
These decorated containers were used by the ancient Egyptains to hold the bodies of the deceased.
Sarcophagi
200
This architectural form was used to hold up the roof of the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece.
The column
200
What materials are dolmens made from?
Large stones
200
Jorn Utzon, the designer of the Sydney Opera House, comes from which country?
Denmark
300
White earthenware clay, used in class, is fired at which temperature in the kiln- 100 degrees C, 1000 degrees C, 10,000 degrees C, or 1 million degrees C?
1000 degrees C
300
What does the phrase 'organic shape' mean?
A shape that is rounded, free flowing; natural looking; not geometric.
300
What shapes are joined together to make up a geodesic dome?
Hexagons
300
The curves of the Sydney Opera House design were based on what object?
The egg shell
300
The Hagia Sophia was built by which empire?
The Byzantine empire
400
What does it mean 'to knead' clay, and why is it important?
To 'knead' clay means to mix, fold and massage the clay in the same way as making bread. It is important because it removes air bubbles from the clay.
400
What do we call the total amount of space inside a container?
The volume
400
What does it mean when a building is described as 'structurally sound'?
It means that the building is stable, it it will not collapse, and the materials are strong enough to support the weight of the roof and walls.
400
Name three countries in which pyramids are found.
Greece, Sudan, Egypt, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Belize, Honduras, Japan, Guatemala, Mexico, Indonesia, Tahiti, Western Samoa, England, Italy, Nubia, Turkey, Bosnia (possible pyramid).
400
How many sails does the Sydney Opera House have?
10
500
For how many years have humans used clay to make art- 56 years, 1100 years, 28,000 years, or 480,000 years?
28,000 years. (The oldest example found was a clay ceramic carving of a woman. It is now called the Venus of Dolni Vestonice).
500
What word, starting with 'f', describes the purpose of a container, or what the container was designed to do?
Function
500
Thiese triangular-shaped architectural forms were used in the Hagia Sophia to connect the circular shape of the dome to the square shape of the building.
The pendentives
500
With what materials was the Eiffel tower built?
Wrought iron
500
How much paint is needed to paint the Eiffel Tower- 6 kilos, 60 kilos, 6 tons, or 60 tons.