AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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Art History Islamic Art and the Art of the Ottomans (Divine Decoration) Islam: “Submission to God’s Will” Muhammed: “Messenger of God” Qur’an: “Recitations” Muslims: “Those who have submitted to God” The Dome of the Rock (691) Jerusalem‚ Recognized by Jews and Christians Jews: Temple of Solomon‚ site where Adam was created Christians: Jesus chased out the money-lenders Built in shape of Martyrium Holy place‚ that of martyrdom Inside is all geometric patterns‚ clerestory
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[3] The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhrah) in Jerusalem (691) is one of the most important buildings in all of Islamic architecture‚ marked by a strong Byzantine influence (mosaic against a gold background‚ and a central plan that resembles that of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre‚ although the church itself was renovated several times in the Islamic period[4])‚ but already bearing purely Islamic elements‚ such as the great epigraphic frieze. It featured interior vaulted spaces‚ a circular dome‚ and
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Brianna Lyles APES September 2‚ 2014 The World Without Us In The World Without Us‚ Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth if humans suddenly disappeared. He explains that the infrastructure placed on Earth would collapse and vanish without any human presence. He explained how everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock
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Both the Muslims and Christians created several architectures. One architecture Muslims created was the Dom of Rock‚ it was a mosque and it was built over where Abraham was supposed to kill his son. One architecture Christians created was the Hagia Sophia meaning the church of wisdom‚ it was the largest Christian enclosed church. When the Christians took it over they turned it into a mosque. There were
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the mosque‚ is divided into three long aisles by rows of columns and arches. A transept with a central octagonal dome‚ originally wooden‚ cuts across the aisles at their midpoint. The marble grilles that cover the windows in the south wall are the earliest example of geometric interlace in Islāmic architecture. The walls of the mosque were once covered with more than an acre of mosaics depicting a fanciful landscape thought to be the Quʾrānic paradise‚ but only fragments survive. The mosque was destroyed
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Write an essay of not more than 400 words that responds to one (1) of the following three (3) questions: 1. Examine the significance of the dome of the Dome of the Rock in the history of early Islamic architecture. What was the purpose of the building and how does its form and decorative development respond to these demands? What were its architectural precedents for the building and how were these precedents re-interpreted or transformed into a specifically Islamic tradition? 2. Discuss the
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One of the Byzantine Empire’s greatest emperors was Justinian I or Justinian the Great. He conquered almost all of the land previously occupied by the Roman Empire‚ built the magnificent church the Hagia Sophia‚ and wrote Justinian’s Code. Justinian had assistant accomplishing these things from his wife‚ Empress Theodora. Most Byzantine Empresses took an active part in governing the empire‚ but none more so than Theodora. While Justinian was commanding
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guide for lawful students and last but not least The Novellae which contained laws passed after 534 ‚ it allowed for new laws to be passed. Justinian had a strong passion for the arts and religion. His passions came together when he rebuilt the Hagia Sophia. Which is located in Istanbul‚Turkey and is still there today. Another one if his major accomplishments was The Nika Revolt. In 532‚ while Justinian and Theodora were attending a chariot race at the Hippodrome‚ 2 groups of people were angry about
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Constantine the Great FULL NAME- Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Magnus(constantine the great) (son of Constantius Chlorus and Helena‚ married to Fausta‚ he had four children‚ and was eventually succeeded by constantine II.) BIRTH/DEATH- Born in Naissus‚ rome in 285‚ he died in March of 337. RULED- During Constantine’s rule over Rome from 308-337. His reign as emperor of Rome marked one of the major turning points Roman history and in European history as a whole. he was
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