Rome Architecture

Question 1

Terra cotta

Answer 1

Hard, glazed earthenware.

Question 2

Pozzolana sand

Answer 2

A mix of volcanic sand, lime, and water used to create concrete

Question 3

Stucco

Answer 3

Nonconstructual textured coating

Question 4

Vault

Answer 4

Curved ceilimg, supported by parallel walls or buttesses

Question 5

Groin vault

Answer 5

Where two barrel votes meet at right angles

Question 6

Tuscan base

Answer 6

Roman column order. Plain and sturdy. Has a base. No flutings

Question 7

Composite order

Answer 7

Roman column style. Capital has many small acanthus leaves and mini volutes

Question 8

Pilasters

Answer 8

Shallow versions of columns that can be half round. Appear on wall surfaces as decoration.

Question 9

Pantheon

Answer 9

Famous Roman temple. Devoted to all Roman gods

Question 10

Dome

Answer 10

Hemispherical roof

Question 11

Rotunda

Answer 11

Building or interior round in plan and cylindrical in shape.

Question 12

Cofferes

Answer 12

Sunken panels on done interior

Question 13

Oculus

Answer 13

Circular opening

Question 14

Thermae

Answer 14

Baths.

Question 15

Hypocaust

Answer 15

Heating system with underground furnaces and tile flues, elevated floors on columns with fired air moving under and into walls

Question 16

Forum

Answer 16

Civic centers. Government buildings and temples

Question 17

Compluvium

Answer 17

Opening in roof used to catch rain water

Question 18

Impluvium

Answer 18

Basin for catching water from compluvium

Question 19

Insula

Answer 19

Apartment homes. Ground floor had shops. Windows on third floor or higher.