CRP 211 EXAM 1
Origins of Urban Settlements correct answers 1. Production of surplus
2. Social organization
3. Technology
4. Writing
Urban Form Determinants correct answers 1. Natural Environment
2. Man-made
3. Locational
Organic growth correct answers Natural, unplanned process, usually irregular form
ex: Eibil, Ur
Planned urban form correct answers result of predetermined intentions, rudimentary
grid pattern
Elements of Urban form correct answers - Public Spaces/structures
- Private spaces/structures
- Infrastructure
Temenos correct answers Religious citadel in Sumerian cities
Ziggurat correct answers temple, storage, etc.; mixed use; Sumerian cities
Acropolis correct answers sacred place/ religious center in classical Greece
Agora correct answers civic place, heart of the city in classical Greece
Planned Developments in Classical Greece correct answers Miletus, Priene
Polis correct answers city state/fatherland in Classical Greece
Domus correct answers single family homes for rich
Insula correct answers mixed use, block long apartment building
Castra correct answers Roman military towns, temporary center for military activities
- preplanned
-grid iron street pattern
- forum
- 2 axes
- Temple, theatre, bath house located close to center
Origins of Urban Settlements correct answers 1. Production of surplus
2. Social organization
3. Technology
4. Writing
Urban Form Determinants correct answers 1. Natural Environment
2. Man-made
3. Locational
Organic growth correct answers Natural, unplanned process, usually irregular form
ex: Eibil, Ur
Planned urban form correct answers result of predetermined intentions, rudimentary
grid pattern
Elements of Urban form correct answers - Public Spaces/structures
- Private spaces/structures
- Infrastructure
Temenos correct answers Religious citadel in Sumerian cities
Ziggurat correct answers temple, storage, etc.; mixed use; Sumerian cities
Acropolis correct answers sacred place/ religious center in classical Greece
Agora correct answers civic place, heart of the city in classical Greece
Planned Developments in Classical Greece correct answers Miletus, Priene
Polis correct answers city state/fatherland in Classical Greece
Domus correct answers single family homes for rich
Insula correct answers mixed use, block long apartment building
Castra correct answers Roman military towns, temporary center for military activities
- preplanned
-grid iron street pattern
- forum
- 2 axes
- Temple, theatre, bath house located close to center
