ARCH 249 - Exam 1
Paleolithic Period - ANS-Old Stone age
Neolithic Period - ANS-New Stone Age; c. 9000-3000 BCE
Mudbrick - ANS-
Intramural Burial - ANS-
Megalithic - ANS-Made of large stones
Corbeling - ANS-A method for creating walls and roofs by layering stones so that they
project inward over the layer beneath
Post and Lintel - ANS-
Mortise-and-Tenon - ANS-
Mammoth-Bone Houses - ANS-Ukraine, c. 16000-10000 BCE (Paleolithic)
Lascaux Cave - ANS-France, c. 15000 BCE (Paleolithic)
Gobekli Tepe - ANS-Was built in 11,000 BCE (Neolithic) in South-Eastern Turkey, 6
miles from Urfa .There was no agricultural presence the people that lived in Gobekli
Tepe were hunter-gatherers. Found there were: Rings of limestone put in that eventually
became a giant hill where Gobekli Tepe was located. Although the actual reason behind
Gobekli Tepe is unknown, scientists believe that it was a burial ground for the hunter
gathers in the area.
Jericho - ANS-Israel, c. 8000 BCE (Neolithic)
Catal Huyuk - ANS-Turkey, c. 6500-5700 BCE (Neolithic)
Newgrange Passage Grave - ANS-Ireland, c. 3100 BCE (Neolithic)
Megalithic, interlocking spirals (triskelon = journey)
Stonehenge - ANS-England, c. 2900-1400 BCE (Neolithic).
Contains - megalithic, post & lintel, tenon & mortise
, Apadana - ANS-an audience hall in a Persian palace
Bastion - ANS-(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
Hall of a Hundred Columns - ANS-Persepolis
Hypostyle Hall - ANS-a large interior room characterized by many closely spaced
columns that support its roof
Lamassu - ANS-a colossal winged human-headed bull in Assyrian art
stele (or stela) temple - ANS-
True Arch - ANS-Developed by the Late Babylonians before the Romans did and were
masters of decorative design for architecture.
Votive offering - ANS-small statue that represents your gratitude to the gods; found in
temples
Ziggurat - ANS-massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated
with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.
White Temple - ANS-Uruk, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), c. 3500-3000 BCE (Sumerian
Period, Bronze Age)
Ziggurat of Ur - ANS-Mesopotamia (modern iraq), ca. 2100 BCE (Neo-Sumerian)
Built by Ur Nammu
Citadel of Sargon II - ANS-Khorsabad (modern Iraq), 720 BCE (Assyrian Period)
Palace, throne room, public halls
Limited access (processions)
Has true arch
Ishtar Gate - ANS-Babylon (modern Iraq), ca. 575 BCE (Neo-Babylonian Period)
Nebuchadnezzar
Contains true arch
Persepolis - ANS-518-460 BCE (Persian)
Built under Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes.
Paleolithic Period - ANS-Old Stone age
Neolithic Period - ANS-New Stone Age; c. 9000-3000 BCE
Mudbrick - ANS-
Intramural Burial - ANS-
Megalithic - ANS-Made of large stones
Corbeling - ANS-A method for creating walls and roofs by layering stones so that they
project inward over the layer beneath
Post and Lintel - ANS-
Mortise-and-Tenon - ANS-
Mammoth-Bone Houses - ANS-Ukraine, c. 16000-10000 BCE (Paleolithic)
Lascaux Cave - ANS-France, c. 15000 BCE (Paleolithic)
Gobekli Tepe - ANS-Was built in 11,000 BCE (Neolithic) in South-Eastern Turkey, 6
miles from Urfa .There was no agricultural presence the people that lived in Gobekli
Tepe were hunter-gatherers. Found there were: Rings of limestone put in that eventually
became a giant hill where Gobekli Tepe was located. Although the actual reason behind
Gobekli Tepe is unknown, scientists believe that it was a burial ground for the hunter
gathers in the area.
Jericho - ANS-Israel, c. 8000 BCE (Neolithic)
Catal Huyuk - ANS-Turkey, c. 6500-5700 BCE (Neolithic)
Newgrange Passage Grave - ANS-Ireland, c. 3100 BCE (Neolithic)
Megalithic, interlocking spirals (triskelon = journey)
Stonehenge - ANS-England, c. 2900-1400 BCE (Neolithic).
Contains - megalithic, post & lintel, tenon & mortise
, Apadana - ANS-an audience hall in a Persian palace
Bastion - ANS-(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
Hall of a Hundred Columns - ANS-Persepolis
Hypostyle Hall - ANS-a large interior room characterized by many closely spaced
columns that support its roof
Lamassu - ANS-a colossal winged human-headed bull in Assyrian art
stele (or stela) temple - ANS-
True Arch - ANS-Developed by the Late Babylonians before the Romans did and were
masters of decorative design for architecture.
Votive offering - ANS-small statue that represents your gratitude to the gods; found in
temples
Ziggurat - ANS-massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated
with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.
White Temple - ANS-Uruk, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), c. 3500-3000 BCE (Sumerian
Period, Bronze Age)
Ziggurat of Ur - ANS-Mesopotamia (modern iraq), ca. 2100 BCE (Neo-Sumerian)
Built by Ur Nammu
Citadel of Sargon II - ANS-Khorsabad (modern Iraq), 720 BCE (Assyrian Period)
Palace, throne room, public halls
Limited access (processions)
Has true arch
Ishtar Gate - ANS-Babylon (modern Iraq), ca. 575 BCE (Neo-Babylonian Period)
Nebuchadnezzar
Contains true arch
Persepolis - ANS-518-460 BCE (Persian)
Built under Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes.
