NUSC 1167 Quiz: GEO 1200.H71 (2-9-2015)
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Catal huyuk, located in asia minor which is part of modern turkey. Turkey spans over europe and asia with a majority of the country in asia. Famous one is called ur: ur and uruk, reached their greatest development about 2800 bce, uruk had a population of up to 50,000, they had a system of writing (cuneiform, mathematics and a code of law. 2600 and 2500 bce: miletus, athens, and rome 600 bce to 410 ad, miletus. Around 600 bce greatest and wealthiest of greek cities. Grid- like layout became the basic layout of roman cities later on: characteristics of greek cities. A solid wall to a building or house and open on another side. Borrowed a lot of architecture from the greeks like the stoa and columns. Doric, ionian, and corinthian (each more intricate and detailed than the previous one) Buildings that use these styles are called neo- classical. Elicit feelings of value and importance: athens.
