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1
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It is the old stone age

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Paleolithic

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It is the middle stone age

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Mesolithic

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It is the new stone age

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Neolithic

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4
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Paleo means ______

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old

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5
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Lithos is a greek word means ______

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stone

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6
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The people in this age are nomadic hunter gatherers

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Paleolithic age

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7
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It emphasizes that everyone deserves equal rights

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Egalitarian

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8
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These ages believe in egalitarian

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Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic

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It is a belief in inanimate objects and supernatural power

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Animism

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10
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It is early forms of worshipping

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Shamanism

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11
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evidence of early human occupancy comes from _______

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painting

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12
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cave that is discovered in France in 1940

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Lau caux cave montignac nice

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13
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a cave that is discovered in France in 1994

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Chauvet cave Ardeche

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14
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when did cave arts started?

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65,000 years ago during neanderthals

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15
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what animals are depicted in cave arts?

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mammoth, lions, horses, aurochs, and deers

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16
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what pigments were used in cave art?

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black and red

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17
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Meso means ______

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middle

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18
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This age where people begin to settle near fresh water source

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Mesolithic

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19
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This age where they begin to raise animal and produce food

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Mesolithic

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20
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These ages belief in animism and shamanism

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Paleolithic and Mesolithic

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21
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This age is the beginning of architectural

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Mesolithic

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22
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They began to built temporary dwellings

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Mesolithic

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23
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This hut’s roof is made of leaves

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bambuti hut

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24
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This hut’s roof is made of grass

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tongus hut

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25
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This hut is made of animal skin

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Lapp tent

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26
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This hut is made from mammoth bones and its roof is made with animal skin

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Molodova hut

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27
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Neo means ______

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new

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28
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In this age, they began to settled in villages and towns

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Neolithic

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29
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Trading started in this age

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Neolithic

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30
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In this age, they worship great goddess and shows feminine imagery

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Neolithic

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31
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This age started farming village and permanent dwellings

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Neolithic

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32
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This material is used to built when the place has an arid climate

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mudbrick

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33
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This material is used to built when the place has a temperate climate

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wood

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34
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This age is the beginning of distinction of buildings

35
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This building is located in Cyprus Island

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Khirokitia

36
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When was Khirokitia built?

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4000 BCE-2500 BCE

37
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It has a semi-circle on the flanks of a steep hill

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Khirokitia

38
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What is the population of the Khirokitia?

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500 people

39
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houses in Khirokitia are built in _______

40
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what is the diameter of the houses in Khirokitia?

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2-9 meters

41
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roofs in Khirokitia are ______ and made of _______

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flat; timber

42
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It is located in central Anatolia (modern city of Konya)

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Catal Huyuk

43
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Catal huyuk is built in

44
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This building has no doors and windows

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Catal Huyuk

45
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what year the Catal huyuk has a population of 8000?

46
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how people are there in Catal Huyuk during 3000 BCE?

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8000 people

47
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the roofs of Catal huyuk are ________

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rectangular flat roofs

48
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This building has no passageway and street

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Catal huyuk

49
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How did the people in Catal huyuk enter their houses?

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Through roof via ladder

50
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walls of catal huyuk are made of ________

51
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it is the oldest city

52
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who is the owner of Jericho City

53
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It is the lowest city

54
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how many meters below sea level is the Jericho?

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258 meters

55
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This city is located in Syria

56
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It is the oldest continuous inhabited city

57
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What are the 2 kinds of megalithic

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It serves as a places of the dead and tracking the course of time and understanding cosmos

58
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what are the 4 basic forms of megalithic

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menhir, dolmen, cromlech, and tumulus

59
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It is a large single upright standing stone

60
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free standing chamber

61
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it is also called a stone table

62
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it is a group of stones

63
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it is also called an altar tomb

64
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it is a mound of earth and stones

65
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it has a roof tomb structures

66
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it is used to commemorate and used for rituals and ceremonies

67
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This structure is located in Brittany, France

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Kerloas Menhir

68
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It is the longest menhir in europe

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Kerloas Menhir

69
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What is the height of Kerloas Menhir?

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9.5 meters

70
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This structure is located in Country Clare, Ireland

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Poulnabrone Dolmen

71
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66% of dolmens are located in what country

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South Korea

72
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This building is located in Evora Portugal

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Almendres Cromlech

73
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It is a famous example of cromlech

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Stonehedge

74
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This structure is located in Ireland

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New grange burial chamber

75
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New grange burial chamber is built during

76
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New grange burial chamber has a diamater of _______

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79-85 meters

77
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How many meter is the passageway of New grange burial chamber?

78
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This structure has an air passageway called ______

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roof box lintes

79
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This structure is located in Pebbler Ohia

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Great serpent mound

80
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What is the length and height of great serpent mound?

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l=441 meters
h= 0.90 meters

81
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It is the largest effigy mound

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great serpent mound

82
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Stonehenge is located in ______

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Salisbury Plains

83
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Oldest temple in pre history

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Gobekli Tepe

84
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When was Jericho built and what location?

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9000 BCE in Jordan River

History of Architecture 1 (2 decks)

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