Module 4
Module 4
Module 5
Module 5
Architecture ID
100
A nude male youth sculpture from Archaic Greece is called this.
What is a kouros?
100
This large Roman amphitheater was used for public spectacles.
What is the Colosseum?
100
This artistic technique creates images by assembling small pieces of glass, stone, or tile called tesserae.
What is a mosaic?
100
This architectural feature uses colored glass to transform light and enhance spiritual experience in Gothic churches.
What is stained glass?
100
This massive stepped pyramid is located at Teotihuacan.
What is the Pyramid of the Sun?
(Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, c. 225)
200
In this compositional system, figures are scaled based on their importance rather than realistic proportions.
What is hierarchical scale?
200
This sculptural stance shifts the body’s weight onto one leg, creating a more natural and relaxed posture.
What is contrapposto?
200
This niche located in the quibla wall of a mosque indicates the direction of Mecca.
What is a mihrab?
200
This type of abstract pattern, commonly found in Islamic art, features flowing, interlacing lines and stylized plant forms such as leaves and vines.
What is an arabesque?
200
This Buddhist structure, believed to house relics, is surrounded by four gateways.
What is a stupa?
(Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, 3rd century BCE)
300
This early construction system uses two vertical supports topped by a horizontal beam.
What is post-and-lintel?
300
These sculptural areas on the south side Parthenon depict mythological battles of centaurs.
What are metopes?
300
This ritual act involves walking around a sacred structure rather than kneeling before it.
What is circumambulate?
300
This architectural term refers to the distance an architect must bridge between two supports.
What is a span?
300
Located in Jerusalem, this structure sits on a site sacred to three major religions.
What is Dome of the Rock?
(Dome of the Rock, 688–91, Jerusalem)
400
Qin Shi Huangdi, was an ancient Chinese ruler associated with a massive tomb guarded by thousands of unique soldiers made of this material.
What is terracotta?
400
The circular opening at the top of the Pantheon’s dome is known as this.
What is an oculus?
400
These two Gothic innovations allowed cathedrals to rise higher while supporting massive walls and ceilings.
What are flying buttresses and rib vaults?
400
A sacred container for relics such as bones or clothing is called this.
What is a reliquary?
400
This Byzantine church is famous for mosaics of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora.
What is San Vitale?
(Church of San Vitale, c. 547 CE. Ravenna, Italy)
500
The Olmec colossal heads were carved from this volcanic rock.
What is basalt?
(Colossal head, San Lorenzo, Olmec, c. 800–400 BCE. Basalt)
500
This highly decorated column features acanthus leaves.
What is Corinthian?
500
This artistic technique creates images by assembling small pieces of glass, stone, or tile called tesserae.
What is the Iconoclasm or the Byzantine Iconoclasm?
500
The central aisle of a church or basilica.
What is a nave?
500
This Roman engineering system transported water across long distances, with the Pont du Gard as a famous example.
What is an aqueduct?
(Pont du Gard, first century CE. Nîmes, France)