Semester Exam Review

External curved support of a Gothic church

Cathedral known for its 173 stained-glass windows

True or False? Charlemagne's Palace (& center of Carolingian Renaissance) was located in Baghdad.

Name this piece of art.

True or False? Divine Comedy was the 1st secular drama of the Middle Ages.

Event that decimated nearly 2/3 of Europe's population

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilized society?

Long central aisle in a church

This building on the Acropolis was a temple to Athena.

Greatest ENGLISH writer of the LATE Middle Ages

This photo shows an example of which artistic medium (painting on wet plaster)?

Identify this structure that sat atop the Acropolis in ancient Greece.

Italian painter known for rediscovering one-point linear perspective

King of the Franks crowned emperor on Christmas Day, 800

Usually semicircular, eastern end of the church, where the altar is located

This cathedral in Paris is a transition from Romanesque (symmetry) to Gothic architecture (flying buttress).

Another name for the Eastern Roman Empire

Who painted Lamentation?

Factors playing a part in the rise of formal education in the 12th century; read all answer choices.

True or False? Romanesque is the most important style of architecture from about 1000-1150.

The simplest architectural order

True or False? Cycladic idols were often buried with ancient Egyptians.

ROMAN building used for churches

The largest of the paintings titled Madonna Enthroned was painted by this man, Giotto's mentor

Which civilization used this structure as a temple? It was the center of social life.

architectural feature that serves a practical purpose (rain gutter) & is a religious symbol

An outside aisle around the apse and behind the high altar inside a church

One of Plato's most famous writings

Who wrote the book Lives of the Artists?

Emperor who issued the 'edict of toleration'

Two INNOVATIONS in Gothic architecture

Identify this building.

Identify the architecture from the Old Kingdom in Egypt.

Architectural order decorated with acanthus leaves

Lost a sculpting contest; designed the duomo for the Florence Cathedral (Santa Mariadel Fiore)

True or False? Constantinople was the intellectual/cultural center of western Europe from 1150-1300.

Open courtyard of a church

Petrarch is best known for writing which kind of literature?

Capital city of Eastern Roman Empire

First Gothic church (designed by Abbot Suger)

Name this octagonal church in Ravenna.

Another name for Mary, the mother of Jesus - Read ALL the choices!

Identify this type of statue: female ALWAYS clothed.