Classical Civilizations Study Guide

Question 1

• The plan is a loose agglomeration around a large central open space
• Lower level of narrow chambers on one side
• Larger chambers; thought to be ceremonial rooms on the upper level
• Spacing between the columns in larger spaces suggest a wooden beam structure
• Bronze Age archeological site near the coast of Crete
• It was built around 1450-1370 BCE

Answer 1

Knossos –Palace of King Minos

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Queen’s megaron at Knossos displayed frescoes that depict dolphins.
B. Knossos suffered significant damage from earthquakes around 1700 BCE.
C. The Minoan and Mycenean cultures relied on agriculture & fishing.
D. Knossos palace included the first known water-flushing system.
E. The throne room at Knossos is furnished with an alabaster throne and gypsum benches.
F. Knossos displayed an impressive bee hive dome structure which utilized corbelling technique

Answer 2

F is NOT true

Question 3

The treasury of Atreus (Civilization)

Answer 3

Mycenaean

Question 4

Knossos Palace (Civilization)

Answer 4

Minoan

Question 5

Hera II (Civilization)

Answer 5

Magna Graeci

Question 6

Parthenon (Civilization)

Answer 6

Athenian

Question 7

House of Silver Wedding (Civilization)

Answer 7

Etruscan

Question 8

Pantheon (Civilization)

Answer 8

Roman

Question 9

……………….. was a rectangular hall with a portico in the
front and a centrally located hearth. It later developed into the plan
of early Greek temple.

Answer 9

MEGARON

Question 10

……………. is a type of flooring made with cement and
small pebbles.

Answer 10

TERRAZZA

Question 11

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Lion Gate at
Mycenae?
A. Displays post and lintel structure
B. Displays cyclopean masonry
C. Displays stylized representation of animals
D. Displays fine frescoes of sea life
E. Corbelling technique was utilized to construct the wall very high
F. It is the first monumental sculpture on Mainland Greece

Answer 11

D is not true

Question 12

What were the five major characteristics of Roman houses?

Answer 12

1. Houses were typically one or two stories
2. Fronting the street with a blank wall, or shops
3. Open courtyard
4. Open atrium and a pool (impluvium) in the center
5. Axis with the entrance was the formal parlor (tablinum), adjacent dining room (triclinium)
   furnished with three couches

Question 13

What were the three major characteristics of the Roman basilica?

Answer 13

1. Masonry walls
2. Wooden roof
3. Wider and taller nave in the middle, two aisles on either side with a
   focal apse

Question 14

What are the six architectural characteristics observed in Pantheon?

Answer 14

Corinthian order
Coffered dome
Oculus is the source of internal lighting
Concrete dome
Concrete and brick walls with stone facing
Rotunda interior

Question 15

Please identify the five classical orders utilized in Roman
architecture?

Answer 15

• Doric
• Ionic
• Corinthian
• Tuscan
• Composite