When discussing temple architecture, the word podium is used to refer to
a. a raised platform on which a small temple is built.
b. an altar within the early Etruscan temples.
c. the Vitruvian convention of repetitious arcades.
d. the use of engaged columns to support temple construction.
Answer: a
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