History of Architecture (General Overview) [Dee - Quiz no.1]

A temple Tower in Khmer Architecture constructed of stone and richly carved with bas-reliefs depicting epic tales and important events of Khmer history

• Wat

• Prasat

• Baray

• Mebon

A large shallow water tank in the architecture of Khmer Empire, holding water of irrigation and symbolizing the font of the hindu cosmos.

• Mebon

• Baray

• Prasat

• Wat

The architecture of the Bronze Age civilization that flourished on Crete from about 3000 to 1100 BCE. Named after the legendary King Minos of Knossos and characterized by the elaborate palaces at Knossus and Phaetus.

• Greek Architecture

• Mycenaean Architecture

• Minoan Architecture

• Greek Architecture

an ancient Egyptian tomb rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof, consisting of an underground burial chamber with rooms above it (at ground level) in which to store offerings.

(a)  

The arcuated system - that involving the use of arches - was not employed by the greeks. What system or fundamental principle of construction did they employ instead?

(a)  

a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.

• Arrises

• Flutting

• Entasis

• Peristyle

Greeks were the first to employ entasis in their architecture. True or false?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Evidence of the use of entasis can be found in Egyptian pyramids, but the principle was brought to a high level of refinement in early Greek temples.

Source: https://continuingeducation.bnpmedia.com/courses/crown-column--millwork/architectural-columns-classic-to-current/2

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The standard unit of space in Chinese Architecture, maked by adjacent frame supports. The nature and appropriate scale of a building determine the number of such unit to be alloted.

• Lingtai

• Biyong

• Jian

• Yin-yang

The term used to define the space between columns that supports an entablature. The measurement between columns was calculated and expressed in terms of the diameters of the columns in the building

• Peristyle

• Echinus

• Supercolumniation

• Intercolumniation

An elaborate public bathing establishment of the ancient greeks and romans. Consisting of hot, warm, and cool plunges, sweat rooms, and athletic and other facilities.

(a)