Changes In Pre-Historic Time And Ancient Egypt
Architecture in Pre-Historic Time and Ancient Egypt
Architecture, over time has grown both in complexity and purpose, however it all started with the basic need for protection from environmental disturbances, wild animals and other human population. It does not just stop there. Superficial beliefs and other unnatural reasons were also the reasons for the creation of stone circles, monoliths and other monuments that demonstrated/represented a form of symbol. In order to understand the complex changes in architecture during that time frame, it is essential to divide prehistoric age into 3 major ages that had profound developments: Paleolithic Age, Mesolithic Age and Neolithic Age. Ancient Egypt will be discussed in the latter stages of this report (Prehistoric Architecture, n.d).
Prehistoric Architecture
At these period of times several different forms of architectures were created where they were considered to have little architectural value.
Monoliths - The monoliths were very common. They were simply an upright …show more content…
At this era the first big architectural creation that was built involved settlement towers and walls, with the inclusion of the famous example the Stonehenge. This huge monumental architectures proved a point that at that period of time there was abundant amount of resources and human labor at that time. Temples were also created to supply hope and purpose to the people at that era. A good example would be the Ggantija temples of Gozo that are still standing to present time. Skara Brae will also be another good example from these era that demonstrated how society’s architectural aspects were constructed and their purpose. This village (Skara Brae) included stone beds, shelves and also had toilets that were closely attached to the stream so that they can wash up right after (About.com,
Architecture, over time has grown both in complexity and purpose, however it all started with the basic need for protection from environmental disturbances, wild animals and other human population. It does not just stop there. Superficial beliefs and other unnatural reasons were also the reasons for the creation of stone circles, monoliths and other monuments that demonstrated/represented a form of symbol. In order to understand the complex changes in architecture during that time frame, it is essential to divide prehistoric age into 3 major ages that had profound developments: Paleolithic Age, Mesolithic Age and Neolithic Age. Ancient Egypt will be discussed in the latter stages of this report (Prehistoric Architecture, n.d).
Prehistoric Architecture
At these period of times several different forms of architectures were created where they were considered to have little architectural value.
Monoliths - The monoliths were very common. They were simply an upright …show more content…
At this era the first big architectural creation that was built involved settlement towers and walls, with the inclusion of the famous example the Stonehenge. This huge monumental architectures proved a point that at that period of time there was abundant amount of resources and human labor at that time. Temples were also created to supply hope and purpose to the people at that era. A good example would be the Ggantija temples of Gozo that are still standing to present time. Skara Brae will also be another good example from these era that demonstrated how society’s architectural aspects were constructed and their purpose. This village (Skara Brae) included stone beds, shelves and also had toilets that were closely attached to the stream so that they can wash up right after (About.com,