Arch 249 Exam 1 Glowacki Vocab
Paleolithic Period - ANS-Old stone age
What were the common building materials in the old stone age? - ANS-Wood and hide
and other organic materials
Neolithic Period - ANS-New Stone Age
Intramural Burial - ANS-Graves located within the confines of a settlement
Megalithic Construction - ANS-Construction out of huge stones (megaliths)
Corbeling - ANS-Technique of construction that involved slightly overlapping stones in
order to span larger vertical and horizontal distances
Post and Lintel - ANS-Strong horizontal elements help up by strong vertical elements.
This resembles a door.
Mortise and tenon - ANS-A joint commonly used in woodworking. A hole is cut or drilled
in one piece of wood, and a matching piece would be carved out in another piece of
wood. The second piece would then be placed into the first, usually forming a right
angle.
Baked Brick - ANS-Mud Bricks fired in a kiln to increase durability
Bastion - ANS-A structure protruding outward from a wall of fortification
Battered Walls - ANS-Inward angling sides of walls. Usually used for structural strength
and fortification
Bitumen - ANS-Commonly used mortar in Mesopotamia
Buttress - ANS-A projecting support built against a wall
Citadel - ANS-Fortress built on high ground
Composite creature - ANS-Common in mythology, combination of 2 or more creatures.
Ex. griffin
Paleolithic Period - ANS-Old stone age
What were the common building materials in the old stone age? - ANS-Wood and hide
and other organic materials
Neolithic Period - ANS-New Stone Age
Intramural Burial - ANS-Graves located within the confines of a settlement
Megalithic Construction - ANS-Construction out of huge stones (megaliths)
Corbeling - ANS-Technique of construction that involved slightly overlapping stones in
order to span larger vertical and horizontal distances
Post and Lintel - ANS-Strong horizontal elements help up by strong vertical elements.
This resembles a door.
Mortise and tenon - ANS-A joint commonly used in woodworking. A hole is cut or drilled
in one piece of wood, and a matching piece would be carved out in another piece of
wood. The second piece would then be placed into the first, usually forming a right
angle.
Baked Brick - ANS-Mud Bricks fired in a kiln to increase durability
Bastion - ANS-A structure protruding outward from a wall of fortification
Battered Walls - ANS-Inward angling sides of walls. Usually used for structural strength
and fortification
Bitumen - ANS-Commonly used mortar in Mesopotamia
Buttress - ANS-A projecting support built against a wall
Citadel - ANS-Fortress built on high ground
Composite creature - ANS-Common in mythology, combination of 2 or more creatures.
Ex. griffin
