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The Palace at Knossos resembles the Temple of Amun at Karnark in its
a. Axiality
b. Bilateral symmetry
c. Orthogonal planning
d. Organic design |
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| The Palace at Knossos resembles the Temple of Amun at Karnark in its Orthogonal planning. |
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The myth of the Minotaur appears to have some basis in fact based on the labyrinthine quality of Palace of Knossos.
a. True
b. False |
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Definition
| The myth of the Minotaur appears to have some basis in fact based on the labyrinthine quality of Palace of Knossos. True |
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Which is not true of the Lion Gate?
a. It is located at Pylos
b. It features a monolithic stone lintel
c. It depicts two lions on either side of a column
d. The column resembles those at Knossos |
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Definition
| The Lion Gate is not located at Pylos |
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The bulge in the middle of a Doric column is called:
a. Arris
b. Echinus
c. Entasis
d. In antis |
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| The bulge in the middle of a Doric column is called Entasis. |
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Triglyphs and metopes are associated with the:
a. Doric Order
b. Corinthian Order
c. Ionic Order |
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Definition
| Triglyphs and metopes are associated with the Doric Order |
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The architects of the Parthenon were:
a. Mnesikles and Kallikrates
b. Phidias and Iktinos
c. Iktinos and Kallikrates
d. Kallikrates and Perikles |
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| The architects of the Parthenon were Iktinos and Kallikrates |
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How would you describe the Parthenon?
a. 6 x 15 peripteral
b. 8 x 17 peripteral
c. 8 x 16 dipteral |
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The defeat of the Persians by the Athenians marks the beginning of the Classical Period or Golden Age of ancient Greece.
a. True
b. False |
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Definition
| True it does mark the beginning of the golden age of ancient Greece |
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Which of the following was built first?
a. The Propylaia
b. The Parthenon
c. The Temple of Athena Nike
d. The Erechtheion |
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Definition
| The Parthenon was built first |
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The Erechtheion is less a single temple and more an assemblage of shrines. Who does it honor?
1. Athena
2. Caryatids
3. Poseidon
4. Kekrops
5. Erechtheus
a. 1, 2, and 5
b. 1, 3, and 4
c. 1, 3, 4, and 5
d. All of the above |
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Definition
1, 3, 4, and 5
The Erechtheion assemblage of shrines honored Athena, Poseidon, Kekrops, and Erectheus |
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Roman temples differ from Greek temples in their:
1. Axial orientation
2. Use of engaged columns
3. Prevalence of Ionic columns
4. Use of a podium
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. All of the above |
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Definition
1, 2, 4
Roman temples differ from Greek temples in their:
-Axial orientation
- Use of engaged columns
- Use of a podium |
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Which of the following were built during the Roman Republic?
1. The Pantheon
2. The Maison Carree
3. The Baths of Caracalla
4. The Pont du Gard
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 4
c. 3 and 4
d. None of the above |
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Definition
2 and 4
The Pont du Gard & he Maison Carree |
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Which is the correct spelling of the contemporary name of this amphitheater?
a. Colisseum
b. Coliseum
c. Colloseum
d. Colosseum |
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Which emperor built it the colossuem?
a. Trajan
b. Vespasian
c. Flavius
d. Hadrian |
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Name the three Orders of Architecture used in the Colosseum –from the ground floor up.
a. Doric, Composite, Ionic
b. Tuscan, Doric, Corinthian
c. Ionic, Doric, Tuscan
d. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian |
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Definition
| Doric > Ionic > Corinthian |
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What is the name of awning at the colosseum?
a. Sailorium
b. Velarium
c. Vestibulum
d. Triclinium |
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The exits in a Roman amphitheater such as the Colosseum were called:
a. Exitatseum
b. Corridoria
c. Liberati
d. Vomitoria |
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Entertainments not provided in the Colosseum were:
a. Animal contests
b. Naval battles
c. Gladiator contests
d. Chariot races |
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The ancestral Puebloan Cultural groups of the southwest:
1.Were prehistoric peoples
2.Were ancestors of many Native American tribes of the southwest
3.Originally dwelled in pit houses
4.Believed in origin myths that said their ancestors came from the south
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above |
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Definition
1, 2, and 3
The ancestral Puebloan Cultural groups of the southwest were prehistoric peoples, were ancestors of many Native American tribes of the southwest, and originally dwelled in pit houses. |
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Term
The breaking of a pot in Puebloan Culture was considered an offering to the gods because the object was no longer usable in this world:
a. True
b. False |
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A kiva is a sacred space, often round in shape, whose cosmological design provided a connection with the underworld below and the heavens above.
a. True
b. False |
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Which of the following describes Fajada Butte
1.It the location of the Sun Dagger site
2.The Sun Dagger site tracks solar equinoxes and solstices, as well as lunar minimum and maximum extremes
3.The Sun Dagger site has two spirals, one large and one small, carved into the rock
4.It has numerous carvings and petroglyphs besides the Sun Dagger site
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above |
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Definition
All of the above
Fajada Butte facts:
- it is the location of the sun dagger site
- it tracks the solar equinoxes and solstices
- it tracks the lunar minimum and maximum
-has two spiral carvings (one big one small)
- has numerous petroglyphs |
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The city of Teotihucan was:
1. A major religious center
2. Built by the Mayans
3. Laid out to align with magnetic north
4. The location of the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 3, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above |
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Definition
1, 3, and 4
The city of Teotihucan was a major religious center laid out to align with magnetic north. It is the location of the pyramid of the sun and the pyramid of the moon. |
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Meso-American architecture is generally characterized by:
1. Large, steeply built temples, often with stairs on all four sides
2. Tablero and talud design
3. Ballcourts that served to reenact Mayan myth
4. The use of the true arch
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above |
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Definition
| Meso-American architecture is generally characterized by large, steeply built temples, often with stairs on all sides. It is the Tablero and talud design. They have Ball courts that served to reenact Mayan myth. |
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