Architecture of Ancient World

Question 1

Areopagus

Answer 1

Seat of a “Council of Elders” in Athens which later became used as law courts

Question 2

Bouleuterion

Answer 2

Meeting place for the boule in the Athenian Agora

Question 3

Ekklesiasterion

Answer 3

Meeting place of the popular assembly, in Athens and beyond

Question 4

Erechtheion

Answer 4

Famous structure on the Athenian Acropolis from which the caryatids are from

Question 5

Great Tumulus at Aegae

Answer 5

Burial place of several members of the Argead dynasty

Question 6

Gymnasion

Answer 6

Place for working or exercising naked which also served as a place for intellectual debate and teaching

Question 7

Hekatompedon

Answer 7

Hundred-foot temple which is partially preserved under the Parthenon

Question 8

Hephaisteion

Answer 8

Temple in the Agora dedicated to the god of craftsmanship

Question 9

Lighthouse

Answer 9

One of the 7 wonders of the ancient world located on the island of Pharos near Alexandria

Question 10

Long Walls

Answer 10

Structure that connected city of Athens to the Piraeus

Question 11

Lyceum

Answer 11

School established in Athens by Aristotle

Question 12

Mausoleum

Answer 12

Monumental tomb named for the satrap of Caria

Question 13

Museum or Library of Alexandria

Answer 13

Sanctuary of the muses in Egypt which infamously burnt down

Question 14

Odeion of Pericles

Answer 14

Part of the Periclean Building Project

Question 15

Palace of Knossos

Answer 15

Labyrinth like complex excavated by Arthur Evans

Question 16

Parthenon

Answer 16

Temple on te Athenian Acropolis containing a statue of Athena by Phidias

Question 17

Propylaia

Answer 17

Monumental gateway of the Acropolis that was left unfinished

Question 18

Stoa Poikile

Answer 18

Covered portico in the Athenian Agora where Zeno of Citium taught

Question 19

Temple of Athena Nike

Answer 19

Temple inaugurating the new cult of Athena, friezes depict Athenian victories in battle

Question 20

Temple of Zeus at Olympia

Answer 20

Temple containing one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, pediments depict a Centauromachy and a famous chariot race

Question 21

Theatre of Dionysus

Answer 21

Location where the Great Dionysia was hosted annually in Athens

Question 22

Treasury

Answer 22

Temple-like building used to store dedications and display wealth and authority of offering city