Global Architectural History Exam

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an architectural vernacular?

Buildings are always drawn before they are built

Which of these a characteristic of the Neolithic?

Cultivation of grains

Which of these is NOT a formal characteristic of the Neolithic temples of Malta?

Angular

Which of these is NOT a theory that has been advanced to explain Stonehenge?

That it originally had a roof

The vernacular houses of the Marsh Arabs show…

A possible formal source for monumental architecture

What type of structure is this?

Dolmen

Which of these is a factor that complicates interpretation of this structure

It was built in multiple phases

Where is this?

Malta

Mud brick does which of these best?

Thermal insulation

Based on recent research, which of these sites is not believed to have attracted pilgrims from a large area?

Tel Meggido

When elements of a site are arranged in a circle, it suggests that attention might be…

Directed to the center

Which term best describes the architectural element pictured?

Buttress

Why do scholars looking at Stonehenge focus so much on the relatively small Bluestones?

Their distant source implies a complex political and communication strucure

Which of these is true about the history of the Newark Earthworks since 1800 AD?

Local settlers voted to preserve part of them

Where is this structure?

Babylon, Iraq

Which phrase best describes the way kings are portrayed in Sumerian cities before the late 2000s BCE?

Humble servant of the city’s god

Which of these is a kind of document frequently encountered in the writings recovered in Mesopotamia?

Records of business transactions

What term best describes the way light enters this space?

Clerestory

What is the best term for the construction shown below?

Pylon

Which of these is NOT an innovative feature of Djoser’s mortuary complex?

Hypostyle Hall

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Persepolis?

Persian style columns are used exclusively

What is the term for the type of masonry technique used in Egyptian buildings like Djoser’s mortuary complex?

Ashlar

What term best describes the space shown in the image below?

Hypostyle

Which of these phrases best describes the organizing principle of Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple at Deir-El Bahari?

Axial path ascending terraces

Did the Western Defufa at Kerma, Sudan have no accessible interior space?

No, it did

What is the order of these Mesopotamian buildings from earliest to latest?

(Temple of Anu, Uruk; Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu, Ur; Ishtar Gate, Babylon; Palace of Zimrilim, Mari)

Temple of Anu, Uruk

Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu, Ur

Ishtar Gate, Babylon

Palace of Zimrilim, Mari

Which of these is a development around the beginning of the 4th dynasty in Egypt that seems to relate to the form of the pyramid complex at Giza?

Change in beliefs about the afterlife

What is the order of these important Egyptian buildings from earliest to latest?

(Temple of Aten, Amarna; Mortuary complex of Khafre, Giza; Mortuary complex of Djoser, Saqqara)

Mortuary complex of Khafre, Giza

Mortuary complex of Djoser, Saqqara

Temple of Aten, Amarna

Which of these is a means that Egyptian architects used to create differences between spaces in the cult temples?

Lighting goes from bright to dark

Can New Kingdom Egyptian cult temples be entered from any direction because there is no particular path of movement through the buildings?

No, they are on an axial pattern