ARCH 2311 Exam 4 PDF

# Ancient Architecture ## North America ### **1. Serpent Mound** - Adena People - 1000 CE - Adams County, Ohio - **Description:** A large, serpent-shaped earthwork mound. ### **2. Cahokia** - Woodland People - 600 CE - Cahokia, Illinois - **Description:** A large earthen mound complex, once home to...

# Ancient Architecture ## North America ### **1. Serpent Mound** - Adena People - 1000 CE - Adams County, Ohio - **Description:** A large, serpent-shaped earthwork mound. ### **2. Cahokia** - Woodland People - 600 CE - Cahokia, Illinois - **Description:** A large earthen mound complex, once home to a large urban center. Includes a large platform mound. ### **3. Structural frame of a Longhouse** - Pre-contact through 19th century - Iroquois People - Upstate New York - **Description:** A long, rectangular structure with a frame made of wooden poles. ### **4. Structural Frame of a Wigwam** - Pre-contact through 19th century - Algonquian People and other tribes of the Southeast - **Description:** A round, dome-shaped structure, also made with wooden poles. ## Mesoamerica ### **5. Casa Grande** - Hohokam People - 1350 CE - Near Phoenix, AZ - **Description:** A large, multi-room adobe structure. ### **6. Casa Bonito** - Anasazi People - 900-1300 CE - Chaco Canyon, NM - **Description:** A large, multi-story pueblo, constructed of stone and adobe. ### **7. Pyramid of the Moon** - Teotihuacan People - 100 CE - Teotihuacan, Mexico - **Description:** A large, step-pyramid, with a platform on top. ### **8. Pyramids at Tikal** - Maya Civilization - 6th century CE, Late Classic Period - Tikal, Guatemala - **Description:** Multiple pyramids, each with a temple on top. ## South America ### **9. Governor's Palace** - Maya Civilization - 6th Century CE, Late Classic Period - Uxmal, Mexico - **Description:** A large, multi-room palace, built with a combination of stone, mortar, and wood. ### **10. Tenochtitlan** - Aztec Capital - c. 1300 CE - Aztec Civilization - **Description:** An island city-state, built on a lake. ### **11. Machu Picchu** - Inca Civilization - c. 1420-1532 - Andes Mountains of Peru - **Description:** A large, stone city, built high in the Andes mountains. ## Asia ### **12. Lingaraja Temple** - Bhubaneshwar, India - 1050 CE - **Description:** A complex temple complex with multiple towers. ### **13. Gopuras (gateway)** - Raganatha Temple - 1000 CE - Shrirangam, India - **Description:** Large, ornate gateways to the temple complex. ### **14. Hall of Supreme Harmony** - Forbidden City - 15th century - Beijing, China - **Description:** A grand, wooden hall in the Forbidden City. ### **15. Angkor Wat** - Cambodia - c. 1120 CE - **Description:** A large Hindu temple complex. ### **16. Great Wall** - Roughly delineates the edge of the Mongolian Steppe - 221 BCE to 1664 CE - **Description:** Thousands of miles of defensive wall constructed with stones and earth. ### **17. Foguang Temple, Main Hall** - Shaanxi, China - 857 CE - **Description:** A wooden buddhist temple hall, with a tall, multi-tiered roof. ### **18. Todaiji Temple South Gate** - Nara, Japan - 1200 CE - **Description:** A large, wooden temple with a large, red gate. ### **19. Inner Grand Shrine of Ise** - Ise, Japan - 690 CE - **Description**: A collection of Shinto shrines. ### **20. Japanese Tea House, Katsura Imperial Palace** - Kyoto, Japan - 1616 - **Description:** A traditional Japanese Tea House. It was the first one built within a palace complex. ## Europe ### **21. Egret's Castle** - Himeji, Japan - 1609 - **Description:** A large, white castle with a tower. ## North America ### **22. Tipi** - Plains Indians - Pre-Contact through early 20th century - **Description:** A conical tent made of animal skins. ### **23. Pagado, Fogong Temple** - Yingxian, China - 1056 - **Description:** A tall, wooden pagoda with a octagonal base. ### **24. Plank house** - Pre-contact through 19th century - Native American tribes of the Northwest - **Description:** A house with a rectangular base, made of planks, often with a pitched roof. ## Asia ### **25. Aerial view of Beijing's Forbidden City** - 1406-1420 - Ming Dynasty - **Description:** An aerial view of the Forbidden City, showing its layout and buildings. The document contains more than just images, which is why I had to do some assumptions to convert it into a markdown format. The document seems to be preparing students for an examination, including both images and text. The text includes information about the images, as well as definitions for key terms. The document also presents a series of prompts for short answer and essay questions. There are also some general pieces of information that likely will be on the test.