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Why is Venice home to a vast amount of Byzantine art? |
Venetian mercenaries looted Constantinople’s art during the Fourth Crusade. |
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According to Augustine, the singing of hymns and psalms in church was established to |
prevent people from becoming bored or sad. |
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The word evangelist comes from a Greek word meaning |
"bearer of good." |
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The Byzantine emperor Justinian began construction of Hagia Sophia in 532 CE to |
divert attention from domestic turmoil stirred up by warring gangs. |
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Why did the Byzantine emperor Leo III inaugurate a program of iconoclasm? |
He argued that God, in the Ten Commandments, had prohibited images. |
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Early Christians developed symbols to identify themselves to each other because they |
feared persecution for their faith. |
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Which sect is associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls? |
the Essenes |
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According to the evangelist Paul, sinners could earn redemption by |
showing their faith in Christ and his salvation. |
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San Vitale is unique for its |
octagonal shape. |
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In an effort to try to maintain a strong, collective Jewish identity after the Diaspora, rabbis |
wrote down the Oral Torah. |
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Conquered Africans were perhaps eager to convert to Islam to |
avoid enslavement. |
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Muslim calligraphers placed great emphasis on beautiful writing style primarily to |
reflect the beauty of the Muslim faith as fully as possible. |
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The Qur’an advises Muslim women to dress modestly to |
avoid harassment. |
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Traditional Arabic music is based on the intonations and rhythms of |
words. |
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The design of most mosques is inspired by |
Muhammad’s house in Medina. |
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The word "hadith" refers to |
Muhammad’s sayings. |
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Contributing to Islam’s rapid spread, the mosque held appeal for its |
provision of a sense of community. |
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Muslims generally avoid figurative imagery in the decoration of their mosques because |
Muhammad warned that image makers would face punishment on the Day of Judgment. |
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Muslims believe that in 610 CE the Archangel Gabriel first visited Muhammad to |
deliver messages from the one and only God. |
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The explosion in book availability in the Arabic world was enabled by the eighth-century |
introduction of the art of papermaking. |
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Charlemagne admired the monastery of St. Gall for its |
functional, orderly arrangement. |
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Benedictine monks at Cluny introduced |
choral music. |
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The Hiberno-Saxon style in manuscript illumination is notable for its role in |
unifying Anglo-Saxon visual culture with Christianity. |
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Pope Urban II presented the Crusades as |
a Holy War. |
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The Song of Roland describes |
Charlemagne’s defeat of the Saracen Muslims. |
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Why was courtly love poetry written in the common language of everyday life instead of Latin? |
A greater number of people would be able to enjoy it. |
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All of the following were motivations for the First Crusade EXCEPT |
creating a homeland for Jews. |
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Which literary work describes a scene similar to the Sutton Hoo discovery? |
Beowulf |
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Although the first three Crusades were political and religious failures, they succeeded in |
stimulating Western trade with the East. |
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Which medieval cult is connected to courtly love literature? |
the Cult of the Virgin |
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