Temple of Amon at Karnak

Architect: Unknown

Date 1417~1379 BC

Temple of Amon at Karnak

Architect: Unknown

Date 1417~1379 BC

Temple of Amon at Karnak

Architect: Unknown

Date 1417~1379 BC

The Parthenon: Athens, Greece

Architect: Iktinos & Kallikrates Date: 550 - 400 Bc

The Parthenon: Athens, Greece

Architect: Iktinos & Kallikrates Date: 550 - 400 Bc

The Parthenon: Athens, Greece

Architect: Iktinos & Kallikrates Date: 550 - 400 Bc

Treasury of Atreus Mycenae, Greece

Architect: Unknown Date:1400 ~ 1300 Bc

Treasury of Atreus Mycenae, Greece

Architect: Unknown Date:1400 ~ 1300 Bc

Treasury of Atreus Mycenae, Greece

Architect: Unknown Date:1400 ~ 1300 Bc

Complex of Zoser Saqqara, Egypt

Architect: Imhotep

Date 2667

to 2648 BC

Complex of Zoser Saqqara, Egypt

Architect: Imhotep

Date 2667

to 2648 BC

Complex of Zoser Saqqara, Egypt

Architect: Imhotep

Date 2667

to 2648 BC

Palace of Knossos, Crete

Architect: Unknown

Date:1400 ~ 1300 Bc

Palace of Knossos, Crete

Architect: Unknown

Date:1400 ~ 1300 Bc

Palace of Knossos, Crete

Architect: Unknown

Date:1400 ~ 1300 Bc

Tarxien, Malta
Architect: Unknown Date: 3,000 BC

Tarxien, Malta
Architect: Unknown Date: 3,000 BC

Tarxien, Malta
Architect: Unknown Date: 3,000 BC

Name the three Greek Orders

A_____

B_____

C_____

Greek

Urban Plans
Date

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Vocabulary
1. Mastaba: An ancient Egypt house style used as a basis for the early pyramids
2. Ziggurat: An administrative building with a distinct shape used in Mesopotamia
3. Stylobate: The Floor of Greek Temples
4. Axiality: A way of laying out buildings in relation to each other and other objects.
5. Golden Section: Ancient architectural proportioning system used by Greeks, Romans and
even today
6. Entasis: a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the
visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
7. Citadel: A city built on a hillside for protection.