AAP104.B - West Asiatic

Seraglio. Seraglio is the palace proper in an Assyrian palace. Khan is the service chamber in an Assyrian palace. Harem is the private family apartments of the women in an Assyrian palace.

The palace proper found in Assyrian palaces is called.

A) Seraglio.

B) Khan.

C) Thalamus.

D) Jawab.

Babylonian & Assyrian.

Mesopotamian architecture is a conglomeration of.

A) Assyrian & Persian.

B) Babylonian & Assyrian.

C) Egyptian & Babylonian.

D) Seleucid & Parthian.

Religious factors.

Temples in Mesopotamia were elevated on platforms because of.

A) Historical factors.

B) Religious factors.

C) Social factors.

D) Climatic factors.

Four corners. Ziggurats is oriented toward the cardinal points by their four corners. Pyramids were oriented by their sides. Greek temples and early Christian churches were oriented towards the east. Later Romanesque churches were oriented towards the west.

The orientation of the ziggurat had its BLANK oriented towards the cardinal points.

A) Four sides.

B) Four corners.

C) Four ramps.

D) Four doors.

Holy mountains.

Ziggurats are also called.

A) Source of life.

B) Sacrificial altars.

C) Holy mountains.

D) Dwelling house of the gods.

Persian architecture.

The use of monsters in doorways is prevalent in.

A) Greek architecture.

B) Egyptian architecture.

C) Pre-historic architecture.

D) Persian architecture.

Arch & vault.

The system of construction used by the Assyrians is principally one of.

A) Arch & vault.

B) Columnar & trabeated.

C) Truss & vault.

D) Domical.

Fire altar.

Found at the top of the ziggurat is the.

A) Fire altar.

B) Temple-observatory.

C) Mortuary temple.

D) High altar.

Battlemented crestings. Among the Mesopotamian cultures, Assyrians were the most steeped in war. That is why most of their building types look like fortresses or citadels. Battlements are a parapet with crenels - the openings, and merlons - a solid portion. Battlements usually have a walkway behind them. Battlements is a typical feature in fortresses or citadels. Turrets are cylindrical tower-shaped projections in a building.

Assyrian walls are finished at the top by.

A) Cornices.

B) Turrets.

C) Battlemented crestings.

D) Gorge moldings.

Chiseled alabaster slab. Sgraffito is a form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color, typically done in plaster or stucco on walls, or in slip on ceramics before firing. Sgraffito is commonly used in the Renaissance.

The chief architectural ornament of the Assyrians is.

A) Stucco plaster.

B) Sgraffito.

C) Chiseled alabaster slab.

D) Polychrome brickwork.

Nebuchadnezzar.

The ziggurat at Borsippa was rebuilt by.

A) Nebuchadnezzar.

B) Darius.

C) Alexander the Great.

D) Xerxes.

Palace of Nebuchadnezzar.

The famous "hanging gardens" is found in the.

A) Temple of Marduk.

B) Temple of Ninib, Babylon.

C) Palace of Sargon.

D) Palace of Nebuchadnezzar.

Seraglio. Seraglio is the palace proper in an Assyrian palace. Khan is the service chamber in an Assyrian palace. Harem is the private family apartments of the women in an Assyrian palace. Beit hilani is the pillared portico. Maqsura is a large domed room used for communal prayers in Islamic architecture.

The palace proper in most Assyrian palaces is called.

A) Seraglio.

B) Maqsura.

C) Gomphi.

D) Beit hilani.

Xerxes. The Hall of the Hundred Columns is the Throne Room of the Palace of Persepolis. Construction was begun by Xerxes and completed by his son Artaxerxes I.

The Hall of the Hundred Columns was built by.

A) Nebuchadnezzar.

B) Xerxes.

C) Darius.

D) Marduk.

Xerxes. This is a classic example of a board exam question. Be careful of the real question. The question is asking for the person who built Persepolis - which was Xerxes. The Propylaea mentioned at the front is a confusion device. The Propylaea is the entrance to Greek temples. The architect for the Propylaea in the Acropolis is Mnesicles.

The Propylaea, forming the monumental entrance to the Palace platform, Persepolis was built by.

A) Mnesicles.

B) Xerxes.

C) Callicrates.

D) Callimachus.

Terra-cotta pipes.

In the absence of windows, ventilation in Assyrian palaces were allowed, in the interiors through.

A) Slits in the roof.

B) Clearstories.

C) Terra-cotta pipes.

D) Slits in the walls.

Private family apartment. Although harem was mainly used by women. It is also the home of the children of the women. Thus, women's room is too restrictive. In addition, the harem is not a room but an area where the women, usually the wives of the king, and their children lived. Thus the best description is private family apartments. Seraglio is the palace proper in an Assyrian palace. Khan is the service chamber in an Assyrian palace. Harem is the private family apartments of the women in an Assyrian palace.

The harem in the Assyrian palaces is.

A) Women's room.

B) Children's playroom.

C) Men's apartment.

D) Private family apartment.

Climate & geology.

The Persians developed a column because of.

A) Climate & geology.

B) Geography & religion.

C) Geology & religion.

D) History & climate.