Structures and housing

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Structures and Housing in.....

At first the architects didn't know how to make a big building stay up if it was hollow inside, so the first big buildings were solid 

Most buildings were built of clay or mud bricks

Some people lived in simple reed housesThey built many mud brick staircases

called ziggurats

Ancient Mesopotamia

The kings, their family, and their slaves lived in palaces where they would live, the palaces were also used to store things such as barley

Most towns had brick walls around them to block out intruders

Ancient Mesopotamia

The Ancient Egyptian people lived in houses made of bricks that are made of mud and chopped straw.

The houses for the rich had around 10 rooms and the poor had one room.

The rich had painted walls and tile floors while the poor had the earth as their floor and the bricks as the walls

The windows of the buildings were little square holesthat were high up

Ancient Egypt

Most of the houses needed to be repaired when the Nile river flooded but some houses were built on platforms to keep the water out

All rich people had gardens that were peaceful and had high walls to keep out intruders

The roof was made out of wood covered with thatch

and matting and then topped with a thick layer of mud plaster

Ancient Egypt

The buildings in ancient Greece were made of marble, wood, stone, mud bricks, clay, wood and had thatch roofs

Often buildings would have column made out of woods and possibly covered in stone

The houses were usually made of mud brick or stone and had packed earth floors

Ancient Greece

Each house was built around an open courtyard

Some larger homes might have had several bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathing room, a woman's sitting area, a men's dining room, and one or two rooms for storage. 

The windows were small with wooden shutters to keep out the

hot sun

Ancient Greece

All houses in modern Canada are made of wood, concrete, bricks, rock, glass and steal.

Most houses have large windows, decks, and two or three floors

Many houses have pools, gardens and lawns

Modern Canada

The buildings in modern Canada are usually rectangular columns that are made of concrete and glassMany business buildings are at least fifteen floors high, they are called skyscrapers

Modern Canada

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