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Place: Jericho, Jordan
Date: 8 - 7,000 BCE |
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| What is the oldest built structure we know of? |
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| Uruk/Warka, Mesopotamia 3500-3000 BCE |
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| What is the oldest existant temple we know of? |
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| What was the White Temple made from? |
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| Sun cooked bricks (mud brick) |
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| Ur, Mesopotamia 2150-2050 BCE King Ur-Nammu |
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| Man made mountain (commonly done w/ battered walls) |
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| Palace of Nebuchadnezzar, Ishtar Gate, Ziggurat of Marduk |
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| Babylon, Mesopotamia 600 BCE King Nebuchadnezzar |
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| Modern Pakistan, Indus Valley 1700 BCE |
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| What was the earliest example of town planning? |
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| Served as a tomb. Think Simba's dad, Mufasa. Where's Mufasa? He's in a tomb, thanks to SCAR (sounds like Saqqara)!!! and those damn hyenas. |
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| Funerary Complex of King Zoser |
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| Saqqara, Egypt 2680 BCE, Imhotep (first Architect) |
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| What is the oldest building with a known Architect and who is the Architect? |
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| Funerary Complex of King Zoser by Imhotep |
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| Was the Funerary Complex of King Zoser rectangular or square? |
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| What was the first building to use columns in an entryway? |
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| Funerary Complex of King Zoser |
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| What building carved stone elements to look like natural elements? |
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| Funerary Complex of King Zoser |
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| What is a mortuary chapel? |
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| The place where they cleanse the body (remove inards) |
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| "The" Pyramids and the Great Sphinx |
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| Giza, Egypt 2570-2500 BCE, Patrons: Cheops, Chefern, and Mykerinos |
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| Funerary complex of Mentuhotep II |
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| Dier el Bahari, Egypt 2050 BCE |
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| The Funerary Complext of Mentuhotep utilized ______________ which is a large open space supported by many columns. |
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| What provided the backdrop for the Funerary Complex of Mentuhotep II |
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| Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut |
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| Dier el Bahari, Egypt 1503-1482, Architect: Senmut |
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| Who was the first woman to "rule in her own right" |
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| Which tomb was more different than any built up to that point in time? |
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| Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut |
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| What God did Queen Hatshepsut want to build a shrine for? |
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| What did Queen Hatshepsut "borrow" to build her Funerary Complex? |
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| Queen Hatshepsut took down Mentuhotep's Funerary Complex and used the materials for herself. |
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| Who was the Architect that designed The Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut? |
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| What ended the Neolithic Era? |
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| Agricultural Revolution (farming) |
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| Trading food for specialized services |
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| Most of the ancient structures we know of are ______________ |
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| What are some of the things that the Urban Revolution brought with it? |
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| The Urban Revolution was a new way of thinking that brought about new institutions, increased productivity, increased complexity of life, and a change in religous thought and organization |
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| What (basically) is a city-state? |
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| A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city, usually having sovereignty. |
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| Governing with divine right (Ruled by the Gods) |
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| place of worship? (unsure about this one) |
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| refers to the "sacred district" and is usuall elevated |
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| What buildings were built for Priests and Kings, respectively? |
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| What were Imhotep's "firsts"? |
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| First true pyramid, first use of columns, and first use of clerastory windows |
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| What did Senmut do with the Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut that was important? |
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| He used open spaces (terraces), contrasted the mountains, and incorporated plants. |
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| What 3 elements made up the ancient temples? |
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| 1. Niche - the space used to represent the deity. 2. Offering table: Used to give the God's goods. 3. Base Platform: The kind of platform used changed. |
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| standing stone slab used in the ancient world primarily as a grave marker but also for dedication, commemoration, and demarcation |
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| A hidden chamber in a tomb from which the deceased could view the rituals of his cult through his statue. |
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| What are the four stages in Egyptian history and their dates? |
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| Archaic (prehistory), Old Kingdom (3200-2150 BCE), Middle Kingdom (2130-1780 BCE), and the New Kingdom (1600-1000 BCE) |
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