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Arch 249 test 1In 3000 bce, as a result of contacts with Mesopotamai, another center if civilization
emerges in - ANS-Egypt
Which is true about the sumerians? - ANS-They mastered arts of agriculture and
deceloped irrigation systems.
They are creditied with forming the worlds first covilization
Jerico - ANS-Fortified settlement with stome walls up to 27fr thick enclosing an area
about 10 acres. Earliest dwellings circular mid hurs that may have been conical roofs
Catal Huyuk - ANS-Unfortidies settlement dense package of dwellings without streets
made of mud-brick walls and a post and lintel timber framework enclosing rectangular
spaces that abutted neighboring houses
Which of the following was constructed of sun dried brick, binded together with bitumen,
reed matting, or rope, and finished with a weather-resistant exterior layer of kiln-fired
brick? - ANS-Ziggurat
Stonehenge is believed to have been built in _______ distinct phases. - ANS-Three
Identify a material that was used in the construction of the earliest huts that were
discovered at sites in the central Russian Plain. - ANS-Animal skin
Rivers surrounding mesopotania - ANS-Tigris and euphrates
Writing first developed as a mean of documentstion - ANS-Governmental transaction
The whole construction of the________ is carefully oriented so that, in the five days
around the winter solstice, light from the rising sun enters through the doorway and the
transom-like light box and illuminates the chamber within for abot 15 minutes -
ANS-Passage grave at Newgrange
Anu - ANS-God of the sky
Enlil - ANS-God of the earth
En - ANS-God if the water
, True statement about the temple of sumeria - ANS-Its buttressed walls enclosed a
rwctangular shrine room flanked by smaller side chambers
True statements about the palace of Khorsabad - ANS-It occupied an area of 25 acres.
It had winged bulls eith human heads carved in stone as its entrance
The extremely influenced exhibition organized by bernard rudofsky at the museum of
modern art in new york city was __________. - ANS-Architecture without architects.
Focused on chronologically and geographically inclusive study of the built environment.
Give a reason for the erection of megalith constructions during the prehistoric age in
western Europe. - ANS-They were erected for astronomical observatories.
True statemennt about Ziggurats - ANS-They have inward-sloping walls in a series of
stepped platforms.
T/f. Evidence indicated that the Akkadians were mild people, governed only by a priestly
class. - ANS-False, thry were fierce, goverened by priests and a warrior king.
The largest roofed space in the palace at Persepolise that was able to contain 10,000
people within the 250 foot-square plan was the ... - ANS-Hall of 100 columbs
______ ended Persian dominance in 331 BCE - ANS-Alexander the great
The White Temple at Uruk is an example of ______ architecture. - ANS-Sumerian
Most sumerian buildings were built using _______. - ANS-Sun-baked brick
The royal city built by Sargon II, which illustrates the main characteristics of Assyrian
architecture and planning, is ________ - ANS-Khorsabad
In the context of religious beliefs, the Sumerian believed that _______. - ANS-Humans
beings were created frim the alluvian silt deposits in the river valleys.
The greatest surviving architectural contribution of the Persians is an impressive ruin at
_______. - ANS-Persepolis
Most celebrated megalith structure, located on Salisbury Plain in southwestern England,
is ________. - ANS-Stonehenge
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