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History of Architecture
Vocabulary:
Pre-History-
Paleolithic- Old Stone Age- Man as hunter/gatherer
Neolithic- New Stone Age- Man in agrarian society, no need to move around a lot
Megalithic- use of large stones and boulders
Cyclopean Masonry- use of huge boulders but without masonry
Mesopotamia-
Ziggurat- a temple elevated on an artificial mound- step pyramid with a rectangular base
Crenellations- looks like a decorative element, but NOT, used as a fortification concept
Hammurabi- warrior king- first written code of laws
Nebuchaddnezzar- Palace of Nebuchaddnezzar with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Cuneiform- first writing appears
Lamassu- giant winged bull guardian figure (Assyrians)
Hypostyle hall- a large hall composed of many columns placed close together to support the roof
Wattle & Daub (mud) Construction- bundle up reeds in order to make columns due to lack of wood
Battered Wall-
Apadana- an audience hall in Persian palace architecture
Egypt-
Djoser & Imhotep- Imhotep was an architect credited for designing the first pyramid for Djoser at Saqqara. ...
Stylobate- the base, usually having steps, on which a colonnaded temple sits
Agora- in Greek cities, the term applied to the area of markets and city government
Stoa- in Greek architecture, a liner building with one or more rows of columns. ... Early Christians used this as a basis for church design, replacing one aspe with the main entrance and establishing a processional axis the length of the building. ...
Tumulus-
Tuscan Order- an order based on Etruscan architecture, employing unfluted columns and simplified capitols.
Approximate Word count = 1208
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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