Transcript This Old House

THIS OLD HOUSE
Architecture of Ancient Cultures
By
Carolyn A. Rankin
It’s All Greek to Me
• The name of the
civilization is ______.
• The two ways that we
have been influenced
by this group are ___.
• One common feature
on many buildings
is___.
Just Like the Greeks!
Parthenon
Lincoln Memorial
U. S. Congress
Richmond Capitol
All Roads Lead To Rome
• The Romans
borrowed ideas from
the __________.
• The architectural
features that were
purely Roman ____.
• The aqueducts were
used for ______.
When In Rome
Pantheon
aqueducts
domes
Colosseum
Let’s Review!
• The _____ borrowed ideas from the ____.
• The Pantheon had the ____ portico but
the Romans designed the circular _____.
• _________ brought water into the city.
• The homes had a ________ and a ______
like our homes today.
• ____ and _____ were common features
on Roman buildings.
Architecture of Ancient Mali
• The people of ancient
Mali were called____.
• The Dogon people
lived in ______.
• What was used to
make the grain
stores?
• How did the Dogon
mark their land?
Timbuktu
http://www.historychannel.
com/classroom/unesco/tim
buktu/goldenage.html
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_
e5.htm
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/educ
/mali/introdj.htm