PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

Question 1

It is neolithic megalith temple, ceremonial and astronomical
observatory.

Answer 1

Mnajdra Temple, Malta

Question 2

Three Cultural Stages in the Evolution of Man

Answer 2

1. STONE AGE
2. BRONZE AGE
3. IRON AGE

Question 3

is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff
or cliff

Answer 3

ROCK SHELTER

Question 4

In what age does the man used stones and bones as tools?

Answer 4

PALEOLITHIC

Question 5

It is one of the most famous sites in the world and used as a burial and
ceremonial site.

Answer 5

The Stonehenge, England

Question 6

The 25’ stone likely marked a prehistoric holy place or worship center.

Answer 6

Rudston Monolith, Yorkshire, England

Question 7

It is a Neolithic ritual site believed to be 5,000 years old and predates
Stonehenge by 2,000 years

Answer 7

Calanais Standing Stones, Scotland

Question 8

is a cavern or a natural void in the ground.

Answer 8

CAVE

Question 9

In what age does the man made fashioned stone tools like the bow

Answer 9

MESOLITHIC / MIDDLE STONE AGE

Question 10

is a large stone, sometimes forming part of a group

Answer 10

MEGALITH

Question 11

It is a prehistoric bronze age ritual site

Answer 11

Merrivale Stone Row, England

Question 12

is a two or more upright stones supporting a slab
or capstone. They served as tomb landmarks

Answer 12

DOLMEN / CROMLECH

Question 13

The settlement had mud bricks and stone huts and were huddled close
together around a courtyard where domestic activities took place. The
dead were buried beneath these houses.

Answer 13

Choirokoitia Neolithic Settlement, Cyprus

Question 14

It is a Neolithic burial consisting of 1 big mound and 17 smaller
mounds

Answer 14

Knowth Mounds, Ireland

Question 15

Other term for a barrow

Answer 15

TUMULUS

Question 16

These water settlements were raised above water by stilts.

Answer 16

Prehistoric Pile Settlements around the Alps

Question 17

It is believed to be the oldest place of worship / sanctuary

Answer 17

Gobekli Tepe, Turkey

Question 18

Dolmen is also known as?

Answer 18

CROMLECH

Question 19

is formed by carving niches in cliffs.

Answer 19

CLIFF DWELLING

Question 20

In what age does the man built huts from bones, animal hides, reeds and grass?

Answer 20

MESOLITHIC / MIDDLE STONE AGE

Question 21

is a megalithic burial dolmen.

Answer 21

Lanyon Quoit, England

Question 22

is a dwelling that is partially built into the ground.

Answer 22

PIT HOUSE

Question 23

is a shelter consisting of sheets of animal hides or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope.

Answer 23

TENT

Question 24

In what age does the man made canoe for fishing?

Answer 24

MESOLITHIC / MIDDLE STONE AGE

Question 25

It is the largest prehistoric burial mounds in the world

Answer 25

Dilmun Burial Mounds, Bahrain

Question 26

are upright stones in a circular arrangement. They were used for burials and social rituals.

Answer 26

STONE CIRCLE

Question 27

is an earthen mound burial

Answer 27

BARROW / TUMULUS

Question 28

In what age does the man practiced burial rituals and built tombs?

Answer 28

NEOLITHIC

Question 29

Residents used earth sheltering as insulation from winter

Answer 29

Skara Brae Neolithic Village, Scotland

Question 30

Why did man seek shelter?

Answer 30

1. Protection 2. Comfort 3. Food Storage 4. Perpetuation of Human Life

Question 31

In what age where the man was nomadic, lived in caves and rock shelters?

Answer 31

PALEOLITHIC

Question 32

is a single, great upright stone. It varies in function from astronomical, a landmark or a memorial

Answer 32

MONOLITH / MENHIR

Question 33

the oldest city on earth

Answer 33

Jericho

Question 34

monolith is also known as?

Answer 34

MENHIR

Question 35

In what age does the man used polished stone tools for grinding, cutting and chopping?

Answer 35

NEOLITHIC

Question 36

had a simple origin in the primitive endeavors of mankind

Answer 36

ARCHITECTURE

Question 37

are upright stones in a linear arrangement. Its purpose is thought to be religious or ceremonial perhaps marking a processual route.

Answer 37

STONE ROW

Question 38

a record of man’s efforts to build beautifully as it traces the origin, growth and decline of styles over centuries and across various settings and cultures.

Answer 38

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

Question 39

is a temporary shelter of simple construction. Materials can be of tree barks and branches, plant materials (thatch, straw), stones, bones, mud or ice.

Answer 39

HUT

Question 40

It is the oldest skyscraper. It forms part of the earliest Neolithic settlement of Jericho

Answer 40

Stone Tower of Jericho, Palestine

Question 41

It is a Neolithic settlement, had rectangular, single-roomed huts with mud-plastered walls and floors

Answer 41

Katal Huyuk, Turkey