1. ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT AND
MODERN CIVILIZATIONS
Structures/Housing

2. Ancient Mesopotamia
 Back in Mesopotamia,
the was no architectural
profession but scribes
were hired to plan and
create blue prints for
the government.The
Mesopotamian people
thought that crafting
building was a gift
taught by gods to rare
humans.They were
masters of building
mud brick houses.

3. Ancient Mesopotamia.
 The ancient
Mesopotamians
created the arch and
column and were
used to creating the
dome.They always
used the brick made
of mud as there main
material especially in
southern areas as
wood was small
stock and stone
didn’t exist.

4. Ancient Egypt
 The Egyptians Made
great monuments like the
pyramids of Giza were
Since there was scarcely
any wood in ancient
Egypt the Egyptians used
mud bricks and stone as
there basic building
materials Lime stone
mostly but granite and
sand stone was used in
large quantities.They got
mud from the Nile and
then dried it in the sun
and put it together to
make houses.

5. Ancient Egypt
 The Egyptians
carved
Heiroglyphs and
placed 3d carvings
in there temples.
People still wonder
how they created
these pyramids
and temples
without modern
tools with such
perfection

6. Ancient Greece
 Ancient Greece was ruled by religion
so all temples were engraved with art
and were very beautiful. Greek
Architects produced 3 orders, the
Doric, Ionic, and the Corinthian.The
Doric was sturdy and had no design,
the Ionic had a scroll-like design at
the top and was more thinner, and
the Corinthian was most decorated
and had leaf-like design.
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian

7. Ancient Greece
 Greece produced
structures that are very
strong and still stand
today.They mostly made
temples with lots of
pillars on the sides.
Greeks built their
temples on high ground
so that the temples can
be viewed from different
angles. Most structures
were made of Marble but
still used wood for
smaller houses.

8. Modern Canada
 The Architecture of
houses in Canada
was adapted to the
climate and
geography. Lumber
is one of the most
used materials but
in the prairies and
north it is short
supply, so
transportation costs
are high.

9. Modern Canada
 Most buildings in
Canada are able to
withstand natural
disasters.They need to
survive freezing and
thawing , which can
move houses of the
foundations. Houses
also need to survive
heavy snow fall which
collapses buildings and
heavy rainfall which
causes flood so hoses
need to be water
proof.

10. Aztec Empire
 The Aztecs took glory in
what they built and
instead of destroying a
previous building they
built on top of it. Some
had 4-5 layers. Aztecs
valued craftsmanship
highly. Aztecs built
pyramids like mountains
so the rain would not hit
their buildings.The
aztecs main purpose of
the buildings was to
honour the gods.

11. Aztec Empire
 Aztecs used stones chisels and blades to
create their work. Aztecs used soft volcanic
stone called tezontile for there foundations
since the soil usually sank. Aztecs used oak
and pine for doors and beams.

12. Bibliography
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 Darby, Hamilton. Isometric Reconstruction of theTemple Oval. 1934. Pencil and Charcoal. London.
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 Parthenon looking from the west at the west facade.The architects were Iktinos and Kallikrates.
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<http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/ARTH209/Parthenon_gallery.html>.

13. Bibliography
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