ARCH 249- Glowacki- Exam 1And 2
Study Guide with Solved Solutions.
abacus - Answer A tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in
supporting the architrave
Aegan Sea - Answer The sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor
Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini) - Answer Minoan society on the island of Thera (Santorini) that
was destroyed in a volcanic eruption that ended up preserving many of the frescoes of the
architecture.
ashlar masonry - Answer Carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks of stone used in
construction, fitted together without mortar.
beehive tomb - Answer a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting
of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside
bull leaping - Answer Activity often depicted in Minoan art involving acrobats leaping over
angry bulls.
central court - Answer Central element of Minoan Palaces.
corbeled arch - Answer stones placed closer and closer together until final gap closed by a
capstone
corbeled vault - Answer a vault formed by the piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses,
cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch
corbeled dome - Answer stone corbeled courses laid in a circular base and stacked higher to
form a structure.
corbeling - Answer layers of flat stones without mortar to form walls with each layer further
inward that the previous
cyclopean masonry - Answer A megalithic style of masonry involving using large unworked
boulders with smaller stones in between.
,dromos - Answer The runway into a Tholos Tomb
engaged column - Answer A column that has one side attached to a wall, so it is not free
standing.
flying gallop - Answer animals posed off the ground with legs fully extended backwards and
forwards to signify that they are running
flute - Answer A thin carving down the side of a column.
fortification wall - Answer A wall built around a city, palace, or citadel for the purposes of
defense.
fresco - Answer A type of painting in which the paint was applied to wet plaster.
half timbering - Answer A technique used for wall construction involving the use of heavy
timber members carrying the structural load.
heraldic pose - Answer A pose where two figures are mirror images of one another, sometimes
flanking in a central object, as in the relieving triangle above the Lion Gate at Mycenae.
Labyrinth - Answer A maze
light well - Answer openings in the roof to allow light to enter room; Palace of Minos at
Knossos
lintel - Answer A horizontal beam used to span an opening.
lustral basin - Answer Rooms found at the palace of Knossos that could have been used
religious "cleansing" basin.
megalithic architecture - Answer Architecture composed of massive stone
megaron - Answer The central component of Mycenaean palaces consisting of a porch,
antechamber, and throne room.
Minoan column - Answer originally of wood, painted red, with a plain shaft (without fluting)
and topped by a simple rounded capital or echinus. Its most distinctive feature is that it tapers
, in reverse to the custom of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans with a narrow base widening
towards the top.
Minos - Answer The legendary king of ancient Crete who is the namesake of Minoan society.
Minotaur - Answer An ancient composite creature that is half bull, half man, said to live in
Minos Labyrinth
Mycenaean culture - Answer 3rd oldest Ancient Greek Culture. Centered on the Greek
mainland. Took over Minoan culture.
pier-and-door partition - Answer a solid wall is replaced by a series of doorways, each
separated by a narrow pier; illustrates the Minoan fondness for connecting the interior of their
buildings with the natural world around them
propylon - Answer Greek monumental gateway (as seen at Knossos)
relief sculpture - Answer Sculpture that projects from a flat background
relieving triangle - Answer In Mycenaean architecture, the triangular opening above the lintel
that serves to lighten the weight to be carried by the lintel itself.
stomion - Answer The entryway into a Tholos tomb
thalamos - Answer The circular, inner chamber of a Tholos Tomb
tholos tomb - Answer Subterranean, Mycenaean tomb built in a circle using a corbeled dome.
Minoan Culture - Answer c. 1900-1375 BCE
-Earliest state level civilization developed on Crete
-Palaces were religious, craft centers, and administrative buildings.
torus - Answer Convex, roughly semi-circular molding often seen at the base of a classical
column
Lion Gate and Citadel
Mycenae, Greece
Study Guide with Solved Solutions.
abacus - Answer A tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in
supporting the architrave
Aegan Sea - Answer The sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor
Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini) - Answer Minoan society on the island of Thera (Santorini) that
was destroyed in a volcanic eruption that ended up preserving many of the frescoes of the
architecture.
ashlar masonry - Answer Carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks of stone used in
construction, fitted together without mortar.
beehive tomb - Answer a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting
of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside
bull leaping - Answer Activity often depicted in Minoan art involving acrobats leaping over
angry bulls.
central court - Answer Central element of Minoan Palaces.
corbeled arch - Answer stones placed closer and closer together until final gap closed by a
capstone
corbeled vault - Answer a vault formed by the piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses,
cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch
corbeled dome - Answer stone corbeled courses laid in a circular base and stacked higher to
form a structure.
corbeling - Answer layers of flat stones without mortar to form walls with each layer further
inward that the previous
cyclopean masonry - Answer A megalithic style of masonry involving using large unworked
boulders with smaller stones in between.
,dromos - Answer The runway into a Tholos Tomb
engaged column - Answer A column that has one side attached to a wall, so it is not free
standing.
flying gallop - Answer animals posed off the ground with legs fully extended backwards and
forwards to signify that they are running
flute - Answer A thin carving down the side of a column.
fortification wall - Answer A wall built around a city, palace, or citadel for the purposes of
defense.
fresco - Answer A type of painting in which the paint was applied to wet plaster.
half timbering - Answer A technique used for wall construction involving the use of heavy
timber members carrying the structural load.
heraldic pose - Answer A pose where two figures are mirror images of one another, sometimes
flanking in a central object, as in the relieving triangle above the Lion Gate at Mycenae.
Labyrinth - Answer A maze
light well - Answer openings in the roof to allow light to enter room; Palace of Minos at
Knossos
lintel - Answer A horizontal beam used to span an opening.
lustral basin - Answer Rooms found at the palace of Knossos that could have been used
religious "cleansing" basin.
megalithic architecture - Answer Architecture composed of massive stone
megaron - Answer The central component of Mycenaean palaces consisting of a porch,
antechamber, and throne room.
Minoan column - Answer originally of wood, painted red, with a plain shaft (without fluting)
and topped by a simple rounded capital or echinus. Its most distinctive feature is that it tapers
, in reverse to the custom of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans with a narrow base widening
towards the top.
Minos - Answer The legendary king of ancient Crete who is the namesake of Minoan society.
Minotaur - Answer An ancient composite creature that is half bull, half man, said to live in
Minos Labyrinth
Mycenaean culture - Answer 3rd oldest Ancient Greek Culture. Centered on the Greek
mainland. Took over Minoan culture.
pier-and-door partition - Answer a solid wall is replaced by a series of doorways, each
separated by a narrow pier; illustrates the Minoan fondness for connecting the interior of their
buildings with the natural world around them
propylon - Answer Greek monumental gateway (as seen at Knossos)
relief sculpture - Answer Sculpture that projects from a flat background
relieving triangle - Answer In Mycenaean architecture, the triangular opening above the lintel
that serves to lighten the weight to be carried by the lintel itself.
stomion - Answer The entryway into a Tholos tomb
thalamos - Answer The circular, inner chamber of a Tholos Tomb
tholos tomb - Answer Subterranean, Mycenaean tomb built in a circle using a corbeled dome.
Minoan Culture - Answer c. 1900-1375 BCE
-Earliest state level civilization developed on Crete
-Palaces were religious, craft centers, and administrative buildings.
torus - Answer Convex, roughly semi-circular molding often seen at the base of a classical
column
Lion Gate and Citadel
Mycenae, Greece
