Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

urban studies exam 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
What three qualities must a building possess (Vitruvius)   show
🗑
show Context  
🗑
show Paths (streets sidewalks trails) Edges (percieved boundaries) Districts (large parts designated to certain things) Nodes (focal points) Landmarks (identifyable objects for external)  
🗑
show Mega structure.  
🗑
Ebenezer Howard promoted a self sustaining community with its own industry, ag, and wide range of houseing. This is a _____?   show
🗑
What is Modernism?   show
🗑
show Front Porch, Mixed use, Multi-level, historic preservation  
🗑
What promoted human settlement and formation of cities in the New stone age?   show
🗑
What are three primitive innovations that revolutionized building?   show
🗑
What does siting explain?   show
🗑
What is morphology?   show
🗑
Where was Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization located?   show
🗑
What was the principal structure of the sumarian culture and what were they used for?   show
🗑
show Crowded , no sewers  
🗑
If you stood outside Sumaria what would see?   show
🗑
Which structure is a prime example of Babylonian Architecture?   show
🗑
Which archeologists are known for excavating ancient meso?   show
🗑
what was the capitol city of Assyria?   show
🗑
What was the main contribution of the mycenaean Civilization?   show
🗑
show Hitites  
🗑
Where were the hitites located?   show
🗑
What were the hitites known for?   show
🗑
show Heinrich Shelieman  
🗑
show Crete.  
🗑
show Sir Arthur Evens  
🗑
What did the palace at knossos consist of ?   show
🗑
Where was ancient egypt located?   show
🗑
What person did the ancient egyptians center on ?   show
🗑
was egypt cities known for walls or fortresses?   show
🗑
when did the first systematic invest.. of egypt occur?   show
🗑
What pharoh's tomb provided a wealth of artifacts?   show
🗑
What archeo.. was famous for his discovery and excavation of king tuts tomb?   show
🗑
show In barrack like housing. (block housing)  
🗑
show Luxurious homes  
🗑
show Tombs  
🗑
From what structures did the pyramid evolve from?   show
🗑
show Collumns, Lotus- entry gate, Pyloin sphinx  
🗑
show Collumn dedicated to the god of the sun. (washington memorial)  
🗑
Define three types of greek columns.   show
🗑
show Beam resting at top of two collumns  
🗑
What was the parthenon?   show
🗑
show Collumns shaped like young maidens.  
🗑
show Gridd pattern, Districts, acroplois.  
🗑
show Market, meeting place  
🗑
What is a stoa?   show
🗑
show orchestra etc.  
🗑
show Stadium  
🗑
show Latins  
🗑
show Huts, No windows, big doors  
🗑
show Etruscans  
🗑
show Grid pattern  
🗑
show terra Cotta, Funerary art, wall paintings  
🗑
What building material did the romans develop?   show
🗑
show More developed bases, and used corinthians  
🗑
show Pompeii  
🗑
show Giseppi Fierelli  
🗑
show Villas  
🗑
How was the villa configured?   show
🗑
show Incrustations-arch- Decorative, INtrict  
🗑
show Art with different colored stones  
🗑
In Rome, where did common people live?   show
🗑
Where did the romans go for ent.?   show
🗑
show Barrel vault, and groin vault  
🗑
Did collumns support the collesuem?   show
🗑
what were the main portions of the colleseum?   show
🗑
In what other structures do we see the influence of the arch?   show
🗑
show Relief work, collumn of trajea  
🗑
What purposes did the roman bath serve as?   show
🗑
What were the main parts of a roman bath.   show
🗑
show The pantheon--- Rotunda  
🗑
show Rotunda, corinthian collumns, coffers.  
🗑
How was aniencct rome configured,   show
🗑
show Public meetings, commerce.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: 511052957
Popular World History sets