History of Interiors I - Final Exam
What are the three eras of Ancient Egypt and the corresponding dates?
1. Old Kingdom 3500-2631 BC 2. Middle Kingdom 2375-1800 BC 3. New Kingdom 1580-1100 BC
Name the three main geographical areas of Ancient Mesopotamia and the dates?
1. Sumerian 4500-2000 BC 2. Babylonian 2169-1926 BC 3. Assyrian 1200-612 BC
Roman cities had two main streets running at right angles to one another and surrounding walls with...
A single monumental gate in each side
The cultural center of a Greek city that also served as a marketplace was the...
Agora
The Roman building that was an adaptation of the Greek stoa was the...
Basilica
Bovine heads and skulls used as ornaments were called...
Bucrania
The order favored by the Romans for both interior and exterior use was the...
Corinthian
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The type of painting that uses melted beeswax is...
Encaustic
The Greek historic period during which Greek ideas and culture were spread over much of the then-known world was the.....
Hellenistic period
The individual credited with developing the grid-iron plan in which streets in urban areas intersected at right angles was...
Hippodamus of Miletrus
Glazed Brick Tile (Ishtar Gate)
Identify: Glazed brick tile Location: Throne Room of Nebuchadnezzar's palace in Babylon Period: Babylonian Approximate Date: 2169-1926 BC Description: made of stone and adobe; fired with chemicals to create colors; durable and water-resistant material.
Tree of Life Motif
Identify: Tree of Life Motif Location: Palace of King Nimrud Period: Mesopotamian - Assyrian Approximate Date: 883 BC Description: carved in relief in the Palace walls; represented connection between the world of humans with the gods and spirits; represents wisdom and protection. (Find an image for this later)
What is the largest ancient religious site in the world and where is it located?
Karnak, Temple of Amun (Thebes), 370
The Greek chair with splayed legs and a greater than 90-degree seat-back angle was the...
Klismos
Name the order and identify the elements marked below...
Know the cornice, frieze, capital, architrave, shaft, base, and pedestal.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Location: Babylon Period: Mesopotamia - Babylonian Approximate Date: 605-562 BC Description: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; use of arches to support stances of walls; incorporated irrigation. Built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife.
Anubis, Tomb of Pa-Schedu (artisan)
Location: Egypt Period: 1500 BC Description: Anubis, God of Death, represents guardian of the tomb. Prepares the soul for the transition to the afterlife.
Great Pyramids of Giza
Location: Giza, Egypt (near modern day Cairo) Period: Old Kingdom Approximate Date: c. 2575-2465 Description: Built for Pharaoh's Khufu , Khafre, Menkaure One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Khufu Pyramid is the oldest and most colossal single structure ever erected on earth.
Temple of Luxor
Location: Luxor, Egypt Period: Middle-New Kingdom Approximate Date: c 1370 BC Description: Use of Lotiform columns (Lotus). Built by King Amenhotep III Built with sandstone. Note: Her image is more detailed
Interior of a Mesopotamian Palace
Location: Mesopotamia Period: Assyrian Approximate Date: 1200- 612 BC Description: Walls painted in three horizontal sections; scenes depicted battle on bottom, everyday life on the top; use of decorative banding; Lamassau guarding the entrance
Assyrian Lamassau
Location: Mesopotamia - Assyria Period: Assyrian Approximate Date: 883-859 BC Description: Protective deities of Assyrian palaces; Human head, lion body with wings and usually 5 legs
The hypocaust was used to...
Provide heating in Roman buildings
Identify the 5 different orders used in Roman architecture. Which ones were developed during the Roman empire?
Tuscan and composite.
A major difference between the Tuscan and Doric columns was that...
Tuscan columns had a base
An entablature is...
a horizontal band used for decoration
Which of the following Greek orders employed triglyphs and metopes? a. Doric b. Ionic c. Doric and Ionic d. Corinthian
a. Doric
Which part of the following was shared by all Greek orders? a. Pediment b. Column c. Entablature d. Acroteria
a. Pediment
Of the following, which did the Romans NOT adopt from the Etruscans. a. Fasces b. Toga c. Scepter d. Ferrata
d. Ferrata
When the Romans adopted motifs from Etruria and Greece, they typically made the forms more...
exuberant
Roman domes were constructed...
in stepped courses
A tunnel vault is a series of arches...
located behind one another
A clerestory level in Roman basilicas had windows to provide light for the interior as well as...
space for tabernae
Greek ornament...
was used only to enhance the overall design.