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Ancient Architecture

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 41mins

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1.

In this ancient period, people were generally nomadic. They already had notions of art through their cave paintings.

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Neolithic Period

c)

Mesolithic Period

2.

They were villagers, farmers and hunters in this period. Had early signs of baskets, pottery, cooking, clothing, plowing and basic tools. They also had rituals and belief systems and this is the reason why megalithic structures were introduced.

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Mesolithic Period

c)

Neolithic Period

3.

Still standing at 9.5m high. This is the largest megalithic structure in all of Europe.

a)

Arlobi Menhir

b)

Kerloas Menhir

c)

Djobouti Menhir

d)

Sardinia Menhir

4.

A megalithic structure that was presumably the prototype for the post and lintel.

a)

Menhir

b)

Dolmen

c)

Cromlech

d)

Tumulus

5.

Earth covered dolmen

a)

Menhir

b)

Dolmen

c)

Tumulus

d)

Cromlech

6.

A tomb for multiple graves, corridor lined with large stone slabs leading to chamber. It has a corbelled vault and covered by tumulus

a)

Cromlech

b)

Tumulus

c)

Passage Grave

d)

Menhir

7.

Where is this famous cromlech located?

a)

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

b)

Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

c)

Maddington, Witshire, England

d)

Rollestone, Witshire England.

8.

Famous cave paintings from the paleolithic age can be found in...

a)

Lascaux, France

b)

Vézère Valley, France

c)

Cap Blanc Rock Shelter

d)

Abri du Poisson

9.

Europe's largest and most important concentration of Megalithic Art. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

a)

Kazanlak and Sveshtari tombs

b)

Kazanlak and Sveshtari tombs

c)

Gimhae Yangdong-ri Tumuli

d)

Newgrange Burial Chamber

10.

Mud and sun dried bricks, no windows except clerestories and batter walls diminishing towards the top are architectural characteristics of what period?

a)

Babylonian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Persian

11.

In what Dynasty was Memphis being the capital of Egypt?

a)

Pre-dynastic

b)

Old Dynasty

c)

Middly Dynasty

d)

Ptolemaic Dynasty

12.

Rectangular shaped earth formed tombs for regular people.

a)

Serdab

b)

Mastaba

c)

Mortuary Temple

d)

Underground burial chamber

13.

Who was the ruler of Egypt during the old kingdom and responsible for the advancements of royal funerary architecture of the said civilization.

a)

Narmer

b)

Djoser

c)

Rameses II

d)

Amenhamat I

14.

Imhotep initially conceived of a tomb as a large mastaba of stone. Howeveer, dissatisfied with the result, he led the stacking of mastabas one on top of another. This structure is the intermediate step between mastaba and the geometric pyramid.

a)

Bent Pyramid

b)

Meidum Pyramid

c)

Step Pyramid

d)

Red Pyramid

15.

Egypt's first straight sided pyramid but it partially collapsed in ancient times.

a)

Step Pyramid

b)

Meidum Pyramid

c)

Bent Pyramid

d)

Red Pyramid

16.

2nd pyramid of King Sneferu which started out too steep that it had to be adjusted

a)

Step Pyramid

b)

Meidum Pyramid

c)

Bent Pyramid

d)

Red Pyramid

17.

Believed to be Egypt's first successful attempt at constructing a true smooth sided pyramid.

a)

Step Pyramid

b)

Meidum Pyramid

c)

Bent Pyramid

d)

Red Pyramid

18.

In what dynasty was the Giza Pyramid Complex built?

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

Ptolemaic

19.

Having 146.7m in height, this is the largest pyramid in the Giza complex.

a)

Khufu

b)

Chefren

c)

Mykerinos

20.

Highest sloped pyramid in the Giza pyramid complex

a)

Khufu

b)

Chefren

c)

Mykerinos

21.

World's largest monolithic structure

a)

Great Sphinx of Giza

b)

Obelisk of Luxor

c)

Obelisk of Senusret I

d)

Ptahwash Mastaba

22.

Ruling Egypt and establishing The Middle Kingdom, who was the ruler of Egypt responsible for Mortuary Temples?

a)

Narmer

b)

Djoser

c)

Mentuhotep II

d)

Tutankhamen

23.

An ancient Egyptian temple for offerings and worship of a deceased person, usually a deified king.

a)

Serdab

b)

Mastaba

c)

Pyramid

d)

Mortuary Temple

24.

The Egyptian goddess of death and resurrection. Identify the image

a)

Osirian Column

b)

Djoser Column

c)

Nefertiti Column

d)

Hatshepsut Column

25.

Identify

a)

Osirian-headed Column

b)

Hathor-headed capital

c)

Djoser-headed Column

d)

Rameses- headed Column

26.

Identify

a)

Palm Capital

b)

Papyrus Capital

c)

Lotus Capital

d)

Bud Capital

27.

Identify

a)

Palm Capital

b)

Papyrus Capital

c)

Lotus Capital

d)

Bud Capital

28.

What composes the natural alloy of electrum capping the Pyramidion?

a)

Bronze Gilded

b)

Gold-Bronze

c)

Gold-Silver

d)

Silver-Bronze

29.

A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

a)

Sarcophagus

b)

Charnel

c)

Sepulcher

d)

Urn

30.

Identify number 1

a)

Chapel

b)

Serdab

c)

Burial Chamber

d)

Blockage

31.

Identify number 2

a)

Chapel

b)

Offering Table

c)

Serdab

d)

Burial Chamber

32.

Identify number 3

a)

Chapel

b)

Offering Table

c)

Serdab

d)

Burial Chamber

33.

A human headed sphinx

a)

Androsphinx

b)

Criosphinx

c)

Hieracosphinx

34.

A ram headed sphinx

a)

Androsphinx

b)

Criosphinx

c)

Hieracosphinx

35.

A falcon headed sphinx

a)

Androsphinx

b)

Criosphinx

c)

Hieracosphinx

36.

Identify no. 3

a)

Peristyle Court

b)

Hypaethral Court

c)

Hypostyle Hall

d)

Atrium Court

37.

Identify no. 4

a)

Peristyle Court

b)

Hypaethral Court

c)

Hypostyle Court

d)

Sanctuary

38.

Material for Pyramid facing

a)

Porphyry

b)

Mud Bricks

c)

Marble

d)

Limestone

39.

In Egyptian architecture, what symbolizes "Protection"?

a)

Solar Discs and Vultures with Wings

b)

Spiral and Feather Ornaments

c)

Scarab or Sacred Beetle

d)

George and Hollow Moulding

40.

Identify

a)

Luxor Temple

b)

Temple of Horus

c)

Temple of Khonsu

d)

Precint of Amun-re

41.

Identify

a)

Mortuary Temple of Rameses II

b)

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

c)

Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep

d)

Mortuary Temple of Memnon

42.

First Ancient Wonder of the World

a)

Temple of Artemis

b)

Pyramids of Giza

c)

Statue of Zeus

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

43.

2nd Ancient Wonder of the World

a)

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

b)

Statue of Zeus

c)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

44.

Third Ancient wonder of the world

a)

Temple of Artemis

b)

Statue of Zeus

c)

Colossus of Rhodes

d)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

45.

4th Ancient Wonder of the World

a)

Temple of Artemis

b)

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

c)

Colossus of Rhodes

d)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

46.

5th Ancient Wonder of the World

a)

Temple of Artemis

b)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

c)

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

d)

Statue of Zeus

47.

6th Ancient Wonder of the World

a)

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

b)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

c)

Colossus of Rhodes

d)

Temple of Artemis

48.

7th Ancient Wonder of the World

a)

Statue of Zeus

b)

Temple of Artemis

c)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

d)

Colossus of Rhodes

49.

Who erected the earliest known Obelisk in Heliopolis?

a)

Senusret I

b)

Imhotep

c)

Amenhamat I

d)

Rameses I

50.

Who was the Architect of King Djoser?

a)

Imhotep

b)

Senusret I

c)

Hippodamus

d)

Ptolemy III

51.

Beginner of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak

a)

Rameses I

b)

Rameses II

c)

Rameses III

d)

Rameses IV

52.

a)

Temple of Horus

b)

Ramesseum

c)

Temple of Edfu

d)

Temple of Abu Simbel

53.

a)

Temple of Horus

b)

Ramesseum

c)

Temple of Edfu

d)

Temple of Abu Simbel

54.

a)

Temple of Horus

b)

Ramesseum

c)

Temple of Edfu

d)

Temple of Abu Simbel

55.

The principal ancient cities of West Asia was situated in these twin rivers. They are...

a)

Tigris

b)

Yellow

c)

Euphrates

d)

Nile

56.

Writing system of the Sumerians

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Payprus

d)

Sumerian script

57.

Capital city of Sumer of West Asia

a)

Nineveh

b)

Ur

c)

Persepolis

d)

Babylon

58.

What is the main temple, terraced platform with a series of ramps with a fire altar atop it by the Sumerians?

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Temenos

c)

Tenemos

d)

Palace of Sargon

59.

How is the Ziggurat oriented?

a)

Sides facing cardinal points

b)

Corners pointing to cardinal points

c)

Facing east

d)

Facing west

60.
a)

Ziggurat of Aqar

b)

Ziggurat of Ur

c)

Chogha Zanbil

d)

White Temple at Uruk

61.

Capital city of the Assyrians

a)

Ur

b)

Nineveh

c)

Babylon

d)

Persepolis

62.

A Military Kingdom inclined for war. Motifs and decors were also army-like

a)

Persian

b)

Sumerian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Babylon

63.

A sacred precint usually atop an enormous stepped tower and located at the heart of its own walled precint.

a)

Tenemos

b)

Temenos

c)

Thanos

d)

Thenemos

64.

A walled city designed to be the royal capital of Assyria

a)

Khorsabad

b)

Babylon

c)

Ur

65.
a)

Lamassu

b)

Lammassu

c)

Lammasu

d)

Lammassuu

66.

It is the temple building epoch of West Asia

a)

Babylonian Period

b)

Assyrian Period

c)

Persian Period

67.

It is the palace building epoch of West Asia

a)

Babylonian Period

b)

Assyrian Period

c)

Persian Period

68.

Notable Assyrian Palaces

a)

Palace of Sargon

b)

Palace of Sennacherib

c)

Palace of Ashur-nasir pal

d)

Palace of Persepolis

69.

Main religion of the Persians

a)

Judaism

b)

Hebrew

c)

Zoroastrianism

d)

Islam

70.

One of the important capitals of Persia, has interesting remains of no less than 8 different buildings. 1500ft long by 1000 ft wide on a 4 tier platform raised around 20-50ft from the ground.

a)

Khorsabad

b)

Persepolis

c)

Sennacherib

d)

Harem

71.

Palace of Persepolis includes...

a)

Hall of the Hundred Columns

b)

Apadana Palace

c)

Hypostyle of Xerxes

d)

Tachara (Palace of Darius)

72.

8th gate to the inner city of Babylon

a)

Ishtar Gate

b)

Ishthar Gate

c)

Ishtahr Gate

d)

Ishtarh Gate

73.

On the Ishtar gate, Marduk, Adad and Ishtar was honored. Which elements symbolized them?

a)

Aurochs (bulls)

b)

Lapis lazuli

c)

Lions

d)

Mušḫuššu (dragons)

74.

What was the invention of the Persian that lead to prosperous irrigation?

a)

Foggara

b)

Kariz

c)

Qanat

d)

Ketthara

75.

Persian ornamental column heads

a)

Huma Bird

b)

Falcon Bird

c)

Bull Capital

d)

Ram Capital

76.

First civilization to make conscious attempt of designing public buildings

a)

Sumerian

b)

Neo Babylyonian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Persian

77.

Traditional buildings enhanced by a new form of facade ornament consisting of figures designed in colored glazed brick work.

a)

Sumerian

b)

Neo Babylyonian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Persian

78.

Architectural solutions were a synthesis of ideas gathered from almost all parts of their empire and from surrounding countries.

a)

Sumerian

b)

Neo Babylyonian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Persian

79.

Walled cities in which palaces took precedent over religious buildings.

a)

Sumerian

b)

Neo Babylyonian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Persian

80.

A 600 room palace complex built by a king who ruled for more than 40 years in West Asia

a)

Nebuchadnezzar's Palace

b)

Palace of Sargon

c)

Palace of Khorsabad

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

81.

2nd Ancient Wonder of the World. Historically traced back to the writings that King Sennacherib built a temple of gardens at Nineveh.

a)

Nebuchadnezzar's Palace

b)

Palace of Sargon

c)

Palace of Khorsabad

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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