Arch 249 -Exam 3-Glowacki Questions
with Complete Solutions.
Parthenon, Athens, Greece - Answer
Erechtheion-(temple of Athena Polias, Athens, Greece - Answer
Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 125 Ce - Answer
Old St. Peter's Rome, Italy, 318-322 CE - Answer
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Turkey, 532-537 CE - Answer
St. Vitale Ravenna, Italy - Answer
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687-691 - Answer
Great Mosque, Codoba, Spain, 833-988 CE - Answer
Brihaddeshva Temple of Shivae, Tanjore, India - Answer
Great Pyramid and Ball Court, La Venta, Tabasco, Mexio
Olmec culture
south-central mexico
among first mesoamerican civilizations
ceremonial centers
platform and courts
ritual ball games
agriculture surroundings
100 ft. tall - Answer
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, ca. 350-650 CE
Temple/altar once stood on top
interior: rubble(built over a cave and a spring)
exterior: stone - stucco -paint
, temple: wood and thatch
childents buried at corners - Answer
Temple of the Feathered Serpent(Quetzalcoatl)
Teotihuacan Culture
7 tiers
uses talud-tablero
located tomb beneath pyramid(ruler?
sacrificial victimes beneath and around pyramid
located withing the ciudaela(large courtyard with high walls surrounding temple - Answer
El Castillo, temple of Kulkulan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico ca. 800-900 Ce
Northern Maya itza culture
shadows of the tiers finish the snake - Answer
El Caracol, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, ca. 800-900 Ce
Late classical nothern Maya culture - Answer
Olmec Culture - Answer Pre-Classical(formative) mesoamerica from c, 1200 BCE to c. 400 BCE
and is generally considered the forerunner of all subsequent Mesoamericana cultures such as
the maya and aztecs
Teotihuacan Culture - Answer inhabited between 100 BC and 650 AD... is located in a wide
valley in Central Mexico on a height of approx 2300m
Ceremonial Plaza - Answer In center of city, was large ____. in this Aztecs gathered for
religious rituals, feasts, & festivals.
Talud and Tablero - Answer Name and describe the method used in Teotihuacan to construct
pyramids.
Orthogonal Planning - Answer on a grid, with right angles for the most part, teotihuacan is laid
out blank
Sacred ballgame - Answer In almost every major Mayan city, scientist found a special place
used to play an ancient ___________- think about helmets on the colossal heads
with Complete Solutions.
Parthenon, Athens, Greece - Answer
Erechtheion-(temple of Athena Polias, Athens, Greece - Answer
Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 125 Ce - Answer
Old St. Peter's Rome, Italy, 318-322 CE - Answer
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Turkey, 532-537 CE - Answer
St. Vitale Ravenna, Italy - Answer
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687-691 - Answer
Great Mosque, Codoba, Spain, 833-988 CE - Answer
Brihaddeshva Temple of Shivae, Tanjore, India - Answer
Great Pyramid and Ball Court, La Venta, Tabasco, Mexio
Olmec culture
south-central mexico
among first mesoamerican civilizations
ceremonial centers
platform and courts
ritual ball games
agriculture surroundings
100 ft. tall - Answer
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, ca. 350-650 CE
Temple/altar once stood on top
interior: rubble(built over a cave and a spring)
exterior: stone - stucco -paint
, temple: wood and thatch
childents buried at corners - Answer
Temple of the Feathered Serpent(Quetzalcoatl)
Teotihuacan Culture
7 tiers
uses talud-tablero
located tomb beneath pyramid(ruler?
sacrificial victimes beneath and around pyramid
located withing the ciudaela(large courtyard with high walls surrounding temple - Answer
El Castillo, temple of Kulkulan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico ca. 800-900 Ce
Northern Maya itza culture
shadows of the tiers finish the snake - Answer
El Caracol, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, ca. 800-900 Ce
Late classical nothern Maya culture - Answer
Olmec Culture - Answer Pre-Classical(formative) mesoamerica from c, 1200 BCE to c. 400 BCE
and is generally considered the forerunner of all subsequent Mesoamericana cultures such as
the maya and aztecs
Teotihuacan Culture - Answer inhabited between 100 BC and 650 AD... is located in a wide
valley in Central Mexico on a height of approx 2300m
Ceremonial Plaza - Answer In center of city, was large ____. in this Aztecs gathered for
religious rituals, feasts, & festivals.
Talud and Tablero - Answer Name and describe the method used in Teotihuacan to construct
pyramids.
Orthogonal Planning - Answer on a grid, with right angles for the most part, teotihuacan is laid
out blank
Sacred ballgame - Answer In almost every major Mayan city, scientist found a special place
used to play an ancient ___________- think about helmets on the colossal heads
