POL 2107 Final: Exam Definitionc CLA 2101.pdf
21 Jul 2014
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Acropolis: a settlement, usually a citadel that is built on the most elevated area, for defence reasons; in a city. Apsidal: describes a room or building with an apse style semicircular wall or recess. Ware people took over the settlements in eh3 mh, they changed from rectangular long house to small apsidal houses. There is also megarons that has a semicircular wall or recess on the opposite to the main entrance. Ashlar masonry: the building style first introduced in the building style of old (first) palaces on crete. Stone is cut in rectangular fashion and laid in parallel courses. During mycenaean times it was used to call a minor local official. Cist grave: a burial type used in early helladic. It is a shallow rectangular grave cut into the earth. It usually contains multiple burials and sometimes grave gifts. Citadel: means little city , it is the smaller or inner fortified city that is usually on acropolis.
