near east architecture

Question 1

Near east is situated in ______ and ______

Answer 1

tigris and euphrates

Question 2

Tigris and Euphrates is the ______

Answer 2

valley of twin rivers

Question 3

near east is called the ______

Answer 3

fertile crescent

Question 4

first group of city-states

Answer 4

eridu, ur, uruk

Question 5

what is the firsy true city?

Answer 5

uruk

Question 6

the whole district is alluvial

Answer 6

chaldaea or lower mesopotamia

Question 7

where do thick mud or clay is formed

Answer 7

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 8

what do the near east civilization worship?

Answer 8

heavenly bodies: sun and moon; powers of nature

Question 9

walls are made of ______

Answer 9

ordinary sundried bricks

Question 10

god of light and good

Answer 10

ormazd

Question 11

god of darkness and evil

Answer 11

ahriman

Question 12

what is the symbol ormazd

Answer 12

fire

Question 13

who were the people that were sturdy, warlike but cruel people?

Answer 13

assyrians

Question 14

it was calculated by rawlinson that has great platforms

Answer 14

mound of koyunjik

Question 15

how many men constructed the mound of koyunjik for many years?

Answer 15

10000 men for 12 years

Question 16

it is a wedge shape charatern written in clay tablets with triangular ended instrument

Answer 16

cuneiform

Question 17

it reigned from 4500 BCE to 2000 BCE

Answer 17

summerian period

Question 18

what are the city states of summerian period?

Answer 18

eridu, nippur, lagash, kish, ur, uruk

Question 19

what is the population of summerian empire during 2800 BCE?

Answer 19

between 40000 and 80000 people

Question 20

what is the building material of summerians?

Answer 20

mud

Question 21

what is the trading system of summerians?

Answer 21

bartering

Question 22

individuals could only rent land from _______

Answer 22

priests

Question 23

what is the fabric city of summerians?

Answer 23

uruk and ur

Question 24

it is the pyramidal stepped temple tower

Answer 24

ziggurat

Question 25

what is the measurement of ziggurat's base for square and rectangle?

Answer 25

square: 170 sq ft. or 50 sq. m. rectangle: 125x170 ft or 40x50 m

Question 26

it has 50000 population

Answer 26

white temple of uruk

Question 27

it is dedicated to the sky god: Anu

Answer 27

white temple of Uruk

Question 28

white temple of uruk is rested on a broad terrace with ________

Answer 28

13 m above the plan

Question 29

how many laborers constructed white temple of uruk and how many years it was finished?

Answer 29

1500 laborers of 10 hrs/day for 5 yrs to built

Question 30

it is one of the largest and best - preserved ziggurat

Answer 30

great ziggurat of ur

Question 31

who built the great ziggurat of ur?

Answer 31

King Ur-Nammu of 3rd dynasty

Question 32

great ziggurat of ur is dedicated to ______

Answer 32

Moon god Nanna

Question 33

what is the measurement of great ziggurat of ur?

Answer 33

l= 64 mnor 210 ft w= 45 m or 140 ft h= 30 m or 98 ft

Question 34

it reigned from 2350-2200 BCE

Answer 34

akkadian period

Question 35

the ruler of akkadian which he successfully centralized power in mesopotamia

Answer 35

Sargon the great

Question 36

Sargon replaced village based loyalty to ______ which diminshed the power of local chieftains

Answer 36

loyalty of ruler

Question 37

it reigned from 2000-1600 BCE

Answer 37

babylonian period

Question 38

who ruled the babylonian period?

Answer 38

hammurabi

Question 39

it is the period of great cultural development in engineer, astronomy, and literary sports

Answer 39

babylonian period

Question 40

they created the concept of counting and sexagesimal number system

Answer 40

babylonian

Question 41

what number is used because of its multiple divisors?

Answer 41

60

Question 42

it is constitution and law regulation civil life

Answer 42

law of hammurabi

Question 43

how many edicts are there in law of hammurabi?

Answer 43

282 edicts

Question 44

it is an epic written 4000 years ago

Answer 44

epic of gilgamesh

Question 45

it is a quadrangle sitting across and pierced by euphrates

Answer 45

city of babylonian

Question 46

it is procession street and had a pair of projecting towers on each wall

Answer 46

ishtar gate

Question 47

what are the animals shown in ishtar gate?

Answer 47

lions, bulls and dragons

Question 48

it is called marvel of mankind which dedicated to queen amytis by king nebuchadezzar II

Answer 48

Hanging garden of Babylon

Question 49

it is established 1st true empire in 1350-612 BCE

Answer 49

assyrian empire

Question 50

what are the cities established by assyrian empire?

Answer 50

Assyria and Khorsabad

Question 51

assyrian discovered ______ for weaponry

Answer 51

iron

Question 52

it is located in khorsabad and has 10 hectares

Answer 52

palace of sargon

Question 53

it reigned from 539-530 BCE

Answer 53

persian empire

Question 54

this empire has no architectural of their own

Answer 54

persian empire

Question 55

the new cities in persian empire

Answer 55

sisa and persopolis

Question 56

it has no lessnthan 8 different buildings

Answer 56

persopolis

Question 57

what is the measuremnt of persopolis?

Answer 57

l= 1500 ft w= 1000 ft

Question 58

it is used for audience and throne hall

Answer 58

hall of hundred columns

Question 59

how many stone doors and windows are there in hall of hundred columns?

Answer 59

44

Question 60

it is built during 485 BCE which is used for throne room and no enclosing walls

Answer 60

hypostyle hall of xerxes