hoi - quiz 1 - all

What is a ziggurat?

A step-shaped building used as a temple

what Babylonian king developed a code for architects?

King Hammurabi he said if the people in your buildings got hurt, your punishment is death

describe the image of the sphinx

The Great Sphinx is a large human-headed on the body of a lion carved from natural rock in Giza in front of Khafra's pyramid.

how long did cave culture exist before architecture?

about 20,000 years

what kinds of woods were used by the egyptians? what was imported from lebanon?

acacia, palm, ebony sedar from lebanon

give 2 examples of surface decoration that appears on prehistoric pottery

basic geometric shapes or none

why did furniture from the Egyptian culture survive for thousands of years?

because they were sealed in air-tight tombs

how does the author define prehistoric?

before written history

excavations of houses in what prehistoric town revealed built-in reclining couches or beds made from plaster attached to the walls on three sides of the room?

catal huyuk

how was a poorer egyptians house furnished?

chair, table, mat, basket, straw mattress, soul house

how does the author describe what interior design is?

composition and adornment of interior space

what was the primary subject of egyptian wall murals

daily life, religious scenes, accomplishments

Ancient Egyptians fashioned objects from a glasslike substance made from silica that was called?

faience

what do the cylinder seals from ancient Mesopotamia show?

family crest, family emblem, some kind of writing or images

describe the types of images found in Lascaux and Altmira cave paintings and what scholars think their purpose was

figures hunting, animals, hands, their purpose was documentation or to inform others about the resources in the area

how do we today know what furniture looked like from ancient mesopotamia?

from found furniture and furniture depicted in carvings/reliefs

what material was used to decorate the Ishtar Gate?

glazed ceramic tile

describe the Sumerian folding stool and how it functions

has an x form, wood, with a bolt at joint of legs, had cushion, could be folded and carried

describe how the woolly mammoth hut was portable

it was made of bones, tendons, and skins that made it easy to disassemble and reassemble

what was the significance of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799?

it was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs it is a stone with writing in Egyptian and Greek script so it was used to translate

Egyptian law declared all garments had to be made from this material to support the local flax crops

linen

2 types of egyptian textile weaving fibers?

linen and wool

because the area lacked stone and timber, what were the primary building materials used in Mesopotamia?

mud-brick

the ancient near east concentrates on which three geographical areas?

persia, mesopotamia, anatolia

describe the process of egyptian wall painting

plaster, charcoal contour, plaster relief or carving, paint - different people for each step

what kinds of household objects were found in Catal Huyuk?

pottery, sofas, woven rugs, goddess statues, lamps, chairs

explain the hierarchy of seat furniture used by Egyptians

raised armchair - pharoah side chair - next important stool cushion floor

what colors were used by cave dwellers in their paintings?

red, black, yellow-brown

the practice of tying twine around two knobs to securely fasten a chest was done by which ancient culture?

the Egyptians they would tie it, seal it with wax , and stamp with emblem/crest

explain the importance of the animal leg and paw foot seen on ancient Egyptian chairs and why they rest on drums

the lion symbolizes power, courage, authority, and strength it is on a drum so that it can still be seen above the loose straw that used to cover the floors

when did humans begin cultivating crops, raising animals, and establishing permanent settlements?

the neolithic era

who commanded the construction of the monuments and buildings of egypt?

the pharoahs

what part of the house did the egyptians use during the hot summer months?

the roof terrace

the interlacing of lotus and papyrus is a symbol of what?

the unification of upper and lower Egypt

why wasn't much money spent on art or building projects?

they had to think practically, there were more important things for them to spend on than art, they only would if the village was stable

ancient egyptian chairs exemplified an understanding of ergonomics, what did their designers do to make the chairs conform to the human body

they made double cove seats and rush seats (woven fabric seat) and also created the slant back chair

describe Daruis the Great's throne chair

upholstered, has cushion, has footstool, lion paw legs, design on stretcher, disks on legs, raised