PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE Flashcards
ARCHITECTURAL BOARD
IT IS A SYSTEMATIC / CHRONOLOGICAL NARRATIVE OF EVENTS AS RELATING TO A PARTICULAR PEOPLE COUNTRY OR PERIOD.
HISTORY
IT IS AN ADVANCE STATE OF HUMAN SOCIETY; HIGH LEVEL OF CULTURAL TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
CIVILIZATION
IT IS A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE HAVING COMMON TRADITION, INSTITUTION AND IDENTITY WHOSE MEMBER HAVE DEVELOPED COLLECTIVE INTEREST AND BELIEFS THROUGH INTERACTION WITH ONE ANOTHER.
SOCIETY
IT IS THE INTEGRATED PATTERN OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS THROUGH INTERACTION WITH ONE ANOTHER.
CULTURE
A PARTICULAR DISTINCTIVE FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION CHARACTERISTIC OF A PERSON, PEOPLE OR PERIOD.
STYLE
A WHICH MEANS A SPIRIT OR CHARACTER SYMBOLIZED COMMUNICATION IN EXECUTION OF AN ARTISTIC WORK.
EXPRESSION
WHAT ARE THE 3 STAGES DURING THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD
STONE AGE
BRONZE AGE
IRON AGE
WHAT DOES PALEO STANDS FOR?
OLD
WHAT DOES MESO STANDS FOR?
MIDDLE
WHAT DOES NEO STANDS FOR?
NEW
WHAT ARE THE 4 CONSTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLES DURING THE PREHISTORIC ERA?
- POST AND LINTEL (TRABAETED)
- CORBEL OR CANTILIVER
- ARCH & VAULT
- TRUSSED
WHAT ARE THE 3 CLASSIFICATION OF EARLY KNOWN TYPES OF ARCHITECTURE DURING THE PREHISTORIC ERA
- DWELLINGS
- RELIGIOUS MONUMENT
- BURIAL GROUNDS
WHAT IS THE EARLIEST FORM OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT
ROCK CAVES
IT IS A CAVE IN FRANCE CONTAINING PRE-HISTORIC WALL PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS OF PALEOLITHIC HUMANS; MOST EXTENSIVELY DECORATED CAVE
LASCAUX CAVE
IT IS A BUILDING IN WHICH PEOPLE LIVE
HOUSE
IT IS SOMETHING BENEATH OR BEHIND OR WHICH A PERSON IS PROTECTED FROM STORMS OR OTHER ADVERSE CONDITIONS
SHELTER
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF DWELLING?
TEMPORARY DWELLING
PERMANENT DWELLINGS
ITS IS A NOMADIC STYLE DWELLING; BUILT WITH LIMITED INVESTMENTS IN TIME AND ENERGY
TEMPORARY DWELLING
IT IS A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE DWELLING ;FARMING & DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS
PERMANENT DWELLINGS
A SMALL, SIMPLE DWELLING OR SHELTER ESP ONE MADE IN NATURAL MATERIALS
HUT
A PRIMITIVE FORM OF SHELTER CONSISTING IF A PIT EXCAVATED IN THE EARTH AND ROOFED OVER
PIT DWELLING/ PIT HOUSE
A DWELLING ESPECIALLY PREHISTORIC TIMES BUILT ON PILES OR OTHER SUPPORTS OVER THE WATER OF A LAKE.
LAKE DWELLING
USED BY NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
;CONSIST OF WOODEN BARK COVERED FRAMEWORK OFTEN AS MUCH AS 100 FT
LONGHOUSE
AN ESKIMO HOUSE, MADE OF BLOCKS OF HARD SNOW OR ICE IN THE SHAPE OF A DOME.
IGLOO
A CIRCULAR TENT LIKE DWELLING OF THE MONGOL NOMADS
YURT
IT IS MADE OF CYLINDRICAL WALL OF POLES IN A LATTICE ARRANGEMENT WITH A CONICAL ROOF OF POLES BOTH COVERED BY FELT OR ANIMAL SKIN
YURT
A CONICAL INDIAN DWELLING MADE OUT OF BARKS AND ANIMAL SKIN; EASILY TRANSPORTED; LIGHT MOVABLE
TIPI
AN AMERICAN-INDIAN DWELLING, USUALLY ROUND OR OVAL SHAPE, FORMED OF POLES OVERLAID WITH BARKS, RUSH MATS OR ANIMAL SKINS
WIGWAM
A HOUSE BUILT OF STRIPS OF SOD LAID LIKE A BRICK WORK
SOD HOUSE
NAVAHO INDIAN DWELLING CONSTRUCTED USUALLY OF EARTH AND LOGS AD COVERED WITH MUD AND SOIL.
HOGAN
A POLE OR POST CARVED AND PAINTED WITH TOTEMIC FIGURES ERECTED BY INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, IT IS PLACED INFRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
TOTEM POLE
AN ANIMAL, PLANT OR NATURAL OBJECT SERVING AS AN EMBLEM OF A FAMILY OR CLAN BY VIRTUE OF ANCESTRAL RELATIONSHIP.
TOTEM
A COMMUNAL DWELLING AND DEFENSIVE STRUCTURE OF THE PUEBLO INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN US, BUILT OF ADOBE OR STONE
PUEBLO
TYPICALLY MANY-STORIED AND TERRACED WITH ENTRY THROUGH THE FLAT ROOFS OF THE CHAMBER OF LADDERS.
PUEBLO
A NATURAL FLAT-TOPPED ELEVATION WITH ONE OR MORE CLIFF-LIKE SIDE
MESA
A LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBER IN PUEBLO INDIAN VILLAGE USED BY THE MEN FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES OR COUNCIL.
KIVA
TRADITIONAL RENDERED STONE DWELLING ON APULIA , SOUTHEREN ITALY, HAVING A SQUARE CHAMBERS THAT ARE ROOFED WITH CONICAL VAULTED ROOF
TRULLO
