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Hist236 Exam 2

TermDefinition
Kokino, North Macedonia - arrangement of stones with notch that is the exact period of the summer - rays shine into thrones carved on rock - summer = when to start harvesting - astronomical observatory of some sort
Nebra Sky Disk - found in Germany in the Bronze Age - constellations, moon stars on disk - initially: just stars, sun, moon - when the sky looks like the disk --> insert an extra month in the calendar - bands: perfect angle such that it tells
dioptra two fixed posts on a straight line; can line something up so that you know what you're looking at
Antikythera Mechanism found in the bottom of the ocean; one of the world's first computers: eclipses, winter and summer solstice; unique
siliphium food that went excitant; really important spice in Rome; only grew in certain niche in North Africa
garum fish sauce; ketchup of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece; certain centers became well known for gram; centers in ground for fish to ferment; found outside of cities: smell= terrible
experimental archaeology a branch of archaeology that generates/tests hypotheses by experimentation
Hymn to Ninkasi song; prayer to Ninkasi, the beer goddess
wort sugary water produced by mash
must sugary water produced by wine
Hippocratic Oath swear to be an academic, respect privacy, not to play God, protect environment
Asclepius God of medicine and doctors
Epidauros most acclaimed sanctuary for the god Asclepius
Hippocrates did not associate illness with the gods, made model to determine illness: 4 humors
4 humors black bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm
Inula Helenium actually helps with coughing and asthma; used until the late 19th century; good for respiratory system
water content in food moist/dry/warm/cold
Galen devoted himself to medicine among other things; did lots of dissections
Ötzi Bronze Age man frozen and found in Austrian/Italian border
Chaîne opératoire production of clay chain; don't always need to do the steps in the same way; can identify workers based on theirs
Attic Black Figure figures in black
Attic Red Figure figures in red; painted with a slip; painting in a negative space; increased in popularity because you could get more details
Euphronios Krater one of the great masterpieces of Attic Red Figure
post and lintel system Used in Greece to support houses
anchoring technology the reason why certain technologies get adopted at certain times: economic factors, social factors, craft specialization
oikos Greek household/house
Olynthus extensively preserved Greek city
Domus Roman household/hosue
compluvium/impluvium pool of water; angled roof to focus water inside
cut stone Greek
concrete Roman
Cyclopeian Style stones so large, only cyclops could lift it into place
uncoursed polygonal straight edges, but not in a perfect square; course = line
archaic 'lesbian' larger stone version of uncoursed polygonal; originates from Lisbos
Ashlar Isodomic cut stone in a rectangular shape; ashlar; isodomic: all the same size
Parthenon temple to Athena
Pentelicon mountain of Parthenon
opus incertum uncertain work
opus veticulatum netted work
opus latericium rectangular work
pozzolana magical addition to Roman concrete; used extensively in construction of harbors; allowed concrete to harden underwater and give it superhuman strengths; didn't decay as fast
aracus Roman version of post and lintel
forum Roman version of agora; large temple; architecture of control
inverse siphon liquid moving from one container to the other; liquid can flow uphill; requires air pressure and gravity
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