Developmental Influence of Architecture Flashcards
Location
Between the Mediterranean sea and Red sea
Means of communication, highway & lifeline
Nile River
Two types of land
Black land and Red land
Located in barren desserts, usually where they construct their structures
Red Land
Plants, vegetation, fertile lands beside the Nile river
Black Land
Most abundant material in Egypt?
Stone
Soft Stones
Limestone, sandstone, Alabaster
Hard Stones
Granite, Quartzite, Basalt, Porphyry
Mudbricks
Collected in the Nile river, molded, and dried in the sun
Used as roofing materials
Date Palm & Palm leaves
Used for boats and furniture
Acacia
Used for the sarcophagus or mummy case
Sycamore
No downspout, drainage systems, gutters
Structures due to absence of rain
Structures due to high temperatures and sandstorms
No windows
The reason why they built mastabas and pyramids
Life after death and preservation of body
King and God, Political and religious ruler (becomes Osiris when dead)
Pharaoh
Exterior and Interior walls are covered with what?
hieroglyphs, pictorial frescoes, and carvings painted in brilliant colors
Scarab, sacred beetle. Solar disk, vulture, palm leaves, papyrus plant buds & flowers of lotus
Symbols of Ornamentation
Significant astronomical events
Solstices & Equinoxes
Used for decorative purposes & to record historic events and spells
Hieroglyphics
Egypt’s type of government
Monarchy
King and highest priest
Pharaoh
Successor of throne
Son of Pharaoh
King’s adviser / Most powerful official
Vizier
Treasurer
Chancellor
Manager of king’s personal estate and household
Chief steward
Typically rectangular, highest point of the city
Noble families houses
Smaller in size. Lot sizes are divided equally
Artisan and Merchant’s houses
Smaller and not nearly as decorated as the pharaohs house
Quarters of nobles and officials
Status quo - number of pillars in their entryway
High ranking official houses
80sqm per family unit
Divided into entrance, repost, and kitchen
Commoner’s houses
