HOA Flashcards

1
Q

What is the earliest form of dwelling that was developed by a man?

A

Rock Cave

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2
Q

A prehistoric burial mound is called a

A

Tumulus

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3
Q

What is the smallest pyramid in Gizeh?

A

Pyramid of Mykerinos

Pyramid of Menkaure

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4
Q

The Egyptian gateway to temples is called

A

Pylon

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5
Q

The Egyptian ornament symbolizing fertility is the

A

Papyrus

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6
Q

What is the characteristic feature of Egyptian external wall?

A

Battered

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7
Q

Egyptian system of construction is essentially

A

Columnar and Trabeated

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8
Q

What kind of structure whose sides are made to face the four cardinal points?

A

Pyramid

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9
Q

The Ziggurats are also called

A

Holy Mountains

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10
Q

The Egyptian temples are built for worship of the Gods were

A

Cult temples

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11
Q

It literally means “between two rivers”

A

Mesopotamia

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12
Q

The form of writing of the ancient near eastern people

A

Cuneiform

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13
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An upright stone square in plan, with an electrum-capped pyramidion on top

A

Obelisk

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14
Q

A figure/s of a man that is used in place of a column

A

Atlantes

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15
Q

An Egyptian coffin

A

Sacrophagus

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16
Q

What is the meaning of “Polis” in Ancient Greece?

A

City

17
Q

He created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of 30.

A

Alexander the Great

18
Q

Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman religious were mainly

A

Polytheistic

19
Q

A slight convex curve of a shaft of a column, to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.

A

Entasis

20
Q

True or False

Basilican churches were erected over the burial place of the saint to whom it was dedicated.

A

True