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The earliest Christian churches were patterned after basilicas used by the Romans as |
public buildings. |
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Which church’s name means "Holy Wisdom"? |
Hagia Sophia |
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. The tremendous dome of Hagia Sophia is supported by |
four pendentives |
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What was the main intention of Byzantine mosaic artists? |
to create a symbolic, mystical art |
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How would you characterize Byzantine architectural exteriors? |
They were plain and unadorned. |
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The medium for Theodora and Her Attendants is |
Mosaic |
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A feature that became a required element for Muslim mosques is the |
hypostyle space |
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The Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu is constructed from what materials? |
burnt brick and mud |
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The hinged clasp from the Sutton Hoo burial ship features what distinguishing characteristic of the art of migrating peoples of the Middle Ages? |
A focus on animal style |
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The manuscript page of St. Matthew from the Gospel Book of Charlemagne is an excellent example of |
Carolingian art. |
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How can we distinguish Romanesque architecture from earlier architecture? |
Vaulted ceilings were employed instead of flat roofs |
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Romanesque church, where was the most important sculptural work usually located, and what was a typical subject? |
Christ and above the main door |
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How can Gothic architecture be distinguished from the earlier, Romanesque style? |
in its use of stained glass |
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What did flying buttresses allow the architecture of the Gothic church to do? |
Reach an extraordinary height |
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How can Gothic sculpture be distinguished from Romanesque sculpture? |
It is much more naturalistic |
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Just as Christianity affected culture in the West after antiquity, which belief system affected culture in the East, effectively spreading from India, across all of Asia, to Japan? |
Buddhism |
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Describe the architectural form favored during the Tang dynasty in China. |
This form is the pagoda, a multistoried structure of successively smaller, repeated stories, with projecting roofs at each story. |
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The Head of a King (Oni) comes from |
the Ife culture in present-day Nigeria |
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The Zagwe, an East African dynasty who reigned from the early twelfth century to 1270, produced massive churches that |
were carved into the soft rock of the region |
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