Across
- 2. The upper part of a classical building supported by columns or a colonnade, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice
- 4. The first dynasty of Imperial China
- 6. The easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia
- 7. A continuous base supporting a row of columns in classical Greek architecture
- 9. An upright pillar, supporting an arch or an entablature
- 10. The earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization
- 11. The simple circular capitals at the top of columns
- 14. A city most famous as the location of a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures
- 15. A decorative border o along the top of some walls and buildings
- 17. The time period beginning with Alexander the Great and ending and ending with Rome's conquest of Egypt
Down
- 1. A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
- 3. Also known as architrave
- 4. Greek order characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls
- 5. The most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq
- 8. The triangular upper part of the front of a classical building
- 9. The topmost member of a column
- 12. Greek island where the palace of King Minos was located, under which Daedalus had built the labyrinth, in order to house the Minotaur
- 13. The capital characterized by the use of volutes
- 16. River valley that is the birthplace of Chinese Civilization
- 18. A column, especially the main part between the base and capital