What was an ancient Chinese house called?

Answer 1

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No,

In Ancient China, the people made their houses with mudbrick. These Houses had only one room, and had a roof made of thatch, which is from dry vegetation such as straw.

They made these houses by building up the layers of mud brick, and placing the thatch on top.

Answer 2

well it all really depends on what type of building it was. If it was that of a poor family, like many were. It was likely a small mud brick house with a single room in it and floors made of dirt.. the houses were often low to the ground and built symmetrically as the Taoism speaks about balance. There were no walls but pillars or beams to support the roof and make it appear as though the roof is floating. Also giving the home a more open feeling... If it was the home of a wealthier family in China I'm sorry but I'm not to familiar with it either... I hope this helped you though

Answer 3

ancient Mesopotamian houses had 2 bedrooms, a lavatory( bathroom ), a roof they sometimes sleep on, they had a kitchen, a main reception room, a chapel and a yard where they kept all the animals and the children played there as well. oh and the houses did not look like shooting stars. they were tall structures made of sun dried bricks that were at least 3 stories high.

Answer 4

The poor lived on the upper floors of the insulae,apartment blocks up to six or seven storeys high.These floors were the least desirable because of the extra stairs and they were less safe in case of fire and, therefore, were cheaper to rent. The apartments on these floors were small and only had small rooms for sleeping which were overcrowded. There was no running water, heating, cooking facilities or toilets. The poor went there only to sleep. During the day they and lived outdoors. They ate outdoors, went to outdoors public toilets, and went to the public baths.

Middle income people lived no the lower floors of the insulae which had proper apartments and running water.

The detached house of the rich was called domus. It was divided into the areas: the domus proper and the peristyle. The most important part of the house was the atrium (courtyard). The house was centred around the atrium (courtyard), which was where the social life of the family took place and where guests were received. The atrium was open in the centre, forming a square open area which was called compluvium, and was surrounded at least in part by high-ceilinged porticoes. The roof around the compluvium was sloped inwards and drained the rainwater into the compluvium, below which there was the impluvium. This was a shallow rectangular sunken area which acted as a drain pool, gathered the rainwater and passed it into an underground cistern. It was often lined with marble, and the floor around it was usually a mosaic.

The ostium was the front door which gave access from the street. The vestibulum was the entrance hall. Usually the domus had shops or rental space directly off the streets. The vestibulum run the length of this front area and reached the atrium. This arrangement kept the family's home away from the street, thus providing security. If a domus did not have rented spaces at the front, there would be private rooms or a closed area. The cubicula (singular cubiculum) were small bedrooms. They were at the each side of the atrium. Third floor mosaics of the often marked out a rectangle area for the bed. At each sides of the atrium three were also open rooms called alae, whose use is unknown. At the other end of the atrium, opposite the vestibulum there was tablinum, which was the open study of the head of the household. From here he could have a good view of the house and he received his clients in the morning. On either side of the tablinuim there were the fauces, which were hallways which led to the peristyle (garden). The triclinium was the dining room and was usually accessed from the peristyle. It had three couches (klinai) on three sides of a low square table. The diners ate reclining.

The Romans adopted the peristyle (peristylium in Latin) from the Greeks. This was an open colonnade which supported a shady roofed portico which surrounded an open courtyard which had a garden with flowers and shrubs, fountains, benches, sculptures and a piscina (fish pond). The inner walls of the portico were often had elaborate frescoes (wall paintings) of landscapes. The peristyle was a private area just for the family members. Some peristyles had an exedra, a semi-circular recess or plinth covered by a semi-dome set into the far end wall. The culina(kitchen) was in the peristyle. It was dark and did not have a chimney and got filled with smoke. The meals were prepared by the slaves. The peristyle also had the posticum, the entrance for the slaves. It was also used by family members to leave the house unobserved.

Answer 5

The Type of houses the Ancient Chinese poeple lived in was adobe house or houses made of mud bricks.

Answer 6

pagoda