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CON E 101 Final Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers)
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Neolithic Period
Ans: Marks the beginning of the development of permanent structures
Pise
Ans: Building material similar to concrete composed of clay, soil, straw and
water
True or False: The history of architecture shows steady progress, always
adding to things we already knew
Ans: False, i.e. chimneys, concrete
Egypt's Old Kingdom
Ans: When the pyramids were built
How long was the Great Pyramid at Giza the tallest human-built structure?
Ans: Until the Eiffel Tower in 1915
True or False: Roman builders relied heavily on Greek approaches to
architectural aspects of building
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Ans: True
True or False: Roman builders relied heavily on Greek approaches to
technical aspects of building
Ans: False, the Romans were more technically advanced than the Greeks
Romans used the arch to satisfy...
Ans: Both functional and cultural needs of structures
The first Gothic style church was built where?
Ans: Paris
The workforce for the Gothic cathedrals came primarily from whom?
Ans: The guilds
Gothic cathedrals were easier to supply during construction when located
close to what?
Ans: Water
True or False: Venice is located on the site of a great Roman city
Ans: False, located in a swamp
What was the major reason for Venice's wealth?
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Ans: Profits on trade with the Eastern Roman empire
French efforts to build the Panama canal were prevented by what three
things?
Ans: Mud, money, and mosquitoes
Abandoned their work in 1893 after losing approximately 22,000 French
workers
In what European country were the roads that motivated General Pershing to
develop a highway located?
Ans: France, Eisenhower was sent to discover why they were a major factor
in World War I
Timeline for the Panama Canal
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Ans: 1534: Charles V suggests a canal
1552: Francisco Lopez de Gomara suggested a canal at Panama, Nicaragua,
Darien, or Tehuantepec
1698: Scottish try to build a canal
1789-1794: Alessandro Malaspina demonstrated the feasibility of a canal and
outlined plans for its construction
1811: Humboldt studied, wrote a book
1850: Edward Cullen announces a way across Panama no more than 150 ft high
1870: First Selfridge survey
1893: French give up
1903: Panama "liberated" from Colombia
1914: Canal opens
The French in Darien
Ans: Syndicate run by two business men and a "son" of Napoleon's niece
Seventeen go on a 6 month tour
All got malaria, one died in jungle and one on the way home
Came to the conclusion that they would need a 9 mile tunnel for passage
through Darien
The French in Panama
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CON E 101 Final Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers)
/Already Graded A+
Neolithic Period
Ans: Marks the beginning of the development of permanent structures
Pise
Ans: Building material similar to concrete composed of clay, soil, straw and
water
True or False: The history of architecture shows steady progress, always
adding to things we already knew
Ans: False, i.e. chimneys, concrete
Egypt's Old Kingdom
Ans: When the pyramids were built
How long was the Great Pyramid at Giza the tallest human-built structure?
Ans: Until the Eiffel Tower in 1915
True or False: Roman builders relied heavily on Greek approaches to
architectural aspects of building
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Ans: True
True or False: Roman builders relied heavily on Greek approaches to
technical aspects of building
Ans: False, the Romans were more technically advanced than the Greeks
Romans used the arch to satisfy...
Ans: Both functional and cultural needs of structures
The first Gothic style church was built where?
Ans: Paris
The workforce for the Gothic cathedrals came primarily from whom?
Ans: The guilds
Gothic cathedrals were easier to supply during construction when located
close to what?
Ans: Water
True or False: Venice is located on the site of a great Roman city
Ans: False, located in a swamp
What was the major reason for Venice's wealth?
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Ans: Profits on trade with the Eastern Roman empire
French efforts to build the Panama canal were prevented by what three
things?
Ans: Mud, money, and mosquitoes
Abandoned their work in 1893 after losing approximately 22,000 French
workers
In what European country were the roads that motivated General Pershing to
develop a highway located?
Ans: France, Eisenhower was sent to discover why they were a major factor
in World War I
Timeline for the Panama Canal
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Ans: 1534: Charles V suggests a canal
1552: Francisco Lopez de Gomara suggested a canal at Panama, Nicaragua,
Darien, or Tehuantepec
1698: Scottish try to build a canal
1789-1794: Alessandro Malaspina demonstrated the feasibility of a canal and
outlined plans for its construction
1811: Humboldt studied, wrote a book
1850: Edward Cullen announces a way across Panama no more than 150 ft high
1870: First Selfridge survey
1893: French give up
1903: Panama "liberated" from Colombia
1914: Canal opens
The French in Darien
Ans: Syndicate run by two business men and a "son" of Napoleon's niece
Seventeen go on a 6 month tour
All got malaria, one died in jungle and one on the way home
Came to the conclusion that they would need a 9 mile tunnel for passage
through Darien
The French in Panama
