Unit 4 & 5

What is a Hypostyle Hall?

• a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple

• the great hall in ancient Persian palaces.

• the face of a building

• a building having rows of columns supporting its roof.

What are registers?

• the way that a painting or relief can be broken up so one can tell different portions or scenes of the narrative

• the inner area of an ancient temple, a place where the god would live

• the use of differences in size to show relative importance

• considered to be a gift to a god

What is a cella?

• considered to be a gift to a god

• the inner area of an ancient temple, a place where the god would live

• the face of a building

• the way that a painting or relief can be broken up so one can tell different portions or scenes of the narrative

What is a ziggurat?

• a building having rows of columns supporting its roof

• a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top

• the inner area of an ancient temple, a place where the god would live

• a rectangular stepped tower, sometime surmounted by a temple

What is lapis lazuli?

• A stone closely related to the myth of creation. Also the capstone placed on top of a pyramid

• a bright blue rock consisting largely used for decoration and in jewelry

• the gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple

• considered to be a gift to a god

What is a sphinx?

• considered to be a gift to a god

• a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with ancient civilizations

• temples were designed to commemorate the reign of th Pharaoh under whom they were constructed

• a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle

What is a sphinx?

• considered to be a gift to a god

• a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with ancient civilizations

• temples were designed to commemorate the reign of th Pharaoh under whom they were constructed

• a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle

What is hierachy of scale?

• an outside wall of a room or building that rises above an adjoining roof and contains windows

• The use of differences in size to show relative importanct

• spiritual part of an individual human being or god, which survived after death

• the inner area of an ancient temple, a place where the god would live

What is ka?

• considered to be a gift to a god

• the face of a building

• spiritual part of an individual human being or god, which survived after death

• plan in which the parts of a building or structure are arranged lengthwise

What is an axial plan?

• the face of a building

• plan in which the parts of a building or structure are arranged lengthwise

• an ancient Egyptia tomb rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof

• an outside wall of a room or building that rises above an adjoining roof and contains window