Questions and Answers.
string influence from Mesopotamia as well as contact with Egypt - Answer An examination of
Aegean artifacts suggest
Temple of Hera at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus - Answer Identify the Greek temples of the Archaic period.
(check all that apply.)
Courtyard - Answer Based on the excavations, it can be seen that the primary element in
Minoan construction was the
They were reliant on trade with other communities in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and
Cyprus - Answer Identify a true statement about the two civilization in the Aegean during the
second millennium
Frescoes depicting priestesses and celebrants - Answer Which of the following did Sir Arthur
Evans find during his excavation of the Minoan site at Knossos
false - Answer Based on assumption, the Minoan site of Knossos was completely fortified
- Answer Identify the struggles that were depicted by the relief sculptures contained in the
metopes of the Parthenon frieze.
initiation rituals - Answer The many lustral basin found in the Minoan palace complex were
thought to have been used in
Vitruvius's three orders of architecture - Answer The Doric- sturdiest of all and was based on
the proportions of a man
The Ionic- lighter in character to reflect the proportions of a woman
The Corinthian- slenderest of all and had a highly decorated capital to suggest the form an
proportions of a young maiden.
Royal Stoa
Painted Stoa
Stoa of Zeus - Answer Identify the stoas within the Athenian Agora
,Pergamon - Answer The Greek Hellenisitic city that originated as a hilltop fortress and grew in
terraced steps down from the summit, with levels sites for buildings supported on well-
engineered retained walls and linked by monumental stairs, is ________
Based on defense
situated on high ground, allowing surveillance of the coast
walls 18 to 24 thick and 40 feet high - Answer Identify a true statement about the
archaeological site of Mycenae
Drinking vessels
Golden masks - Answer Identify the objects found during Heinrich Schlieman's excavation of
Mycenaean settlements
Athenian Agora - Answer The civic and commercial heart of Athens, which developed around
the ancient track of the Panathenaic Way entering the city from the northwest and leading to
the Acropolis, was the Athenian
500 senators
its roof was supported on the exterior walls and four intermediate columns
It had a columned porch that led directly to the senate chamber
It consisted of seats in rows along three sides of the rectangular space - Answer Identify the
features of the bouleterion
Coast of Asia Minor- The frieze is usually treated as three stepped bands of masonry
Mainland of Greece- The frieze often features continuous sculpted relief - Answer Ionic
architecture
frieze - Answer The __________ of the Parthenon ran around the outside of the cella walls
behind the colonnade portrayed a sacred procession of Athenians bringing gifts to Athena
Hellenistic period - Answer The Greece, permanent buildings for theatrical performances were
constructed din many of the outlying cities during the _______
Doric- external colonnade of the temple
Ionic- cella side columns of the temple
Corinthian- single axial column placed at the end of the cella in the temple - Answer Temple of
Apollo Epicurus
, contious benches that are raised slightly above the rows in front of them
radial and cross aisles provided circulation from entrances at multiple levels
voice projection very well
still used - Answer Greek theater at Epidauros
Palace megaron - Answer At Mycenae, the largest room that is roughly forty feet square is the
megaron - Answer In architectural usage, a simple rectangular space having solid long walls
without openings and an entrance in the center of one short side describes a __________, and
elementary house form.
Tholos - Answer The largest and best preserved circular tomb at Mycenae, also known as the
beehive tomb, is the ______________
Theater at Epidauros - Answer The theater that was built in two stages, the lower 500 seats in
thirty-four tiers dating from 350 BCE and the upper twenty-one tiers dating from the second
century BCE, extending its total capacity to about 14,000 seats, was the
_________________________
built western side at the base of the Agora Hill. square plan to accomodate 500 senators
It consisted of seatrs inrows along three sides of the rectagular space
its roof was supported on the extior walls and four intermidate columns
it had columned porch that led directly to senate chamber - Answer Identify the features of
the bouleterion
Royal Stoa - Answer the government building erected on the northwest corner beside the
Panathenatic Way for the city's chief religious magistrate, who was responsible for officials
sacrifices, administration for the city's festivals, and adjudication of priestly disputes, was the
Its ceilings had ornate coffers with floral decorations
Its external colonade was composed of 26 doric columns - Answer Which of the followiing are
true of the tholos at Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros
Stoa of Attalos - Answer A gap in the building at the base of the hill allowed for the extension
of the eastern axis of the Hephaisteion across the Agora to the ___________