Module 2 Vocabulary Flashcard – Ancient and Indigenous Architecture

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What is a megalith?

Back

A large upright stone used in ancient construction.

Front

Which term refers to a stepped temple platform in Mesopotamia?

Back

Ziggurat

Front

What is a stupa used for?

Back

Buddhist meditation and relic storage

Front

Which technique involves stacking stones without mortar?

Back

Dry-stone masonry

Front

What is a passage tomb?

Back

A burial chamber with a long corridor

Front

Which term refers to architecture built with local materials and traditional knowledge?

Back

Vernacular architecture

Front

The keystone is found where?

Back

Center of an arch

Front

What does morphology study in architecture?

Back

Building form and structural evolution

Front

What is a corbel vault?

Back

An overlapping stone arch structure

Front

What does an axial plan emphasize?

Back

Strong directional alignment