Early Christian art spans from the first to fifth centuries followed by the vast era of Byzantine art from the fifth century to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. Much of the art during this period had a religious context or enacted a religious purpose. The paintings and mosaics were meant to remind worshippers of their God‚ and the architecture was meant to serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. When Constantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313 and moved the center of the Roman’s empire
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Madonna refers to: THE VIRGIN MARY At one time Ravenna was an important outpost for the Byzantine Roman Empire: TRUE Pendentives are found around which of the following: HAGIA SOPHIA What did Paul the Silentiary say about Hagia’s Sophia’s dome? IT LOOKED AS IF IT WERE SUSPENDED FROM HEAVEN What does Hagia Sophia mean? HOLY WISDOM Iconoclasm refers to which of the following? DESCTRUCTION OF IMAGES Byzantine churches were mostly centrally planned TRUE Which is an example of isocephally
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economic tradition for the Church. True 4.) Which artist is credited as being responsible for bridging the gap between the Byzantine and Renaissance styles? Giotto 5.) Charles the Great created a system of education known as: The 5 ways 6.) The Hagia Sophia is the holy site where Charles the Great was crowned. False 7.) The Great Schism began with the election of Pope Charlemagne. False 8.) Who was the most influential Scholastic philosopher‚ influenced by Aristotle’s
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society. The Byzantine also helped the spread of Orthodox Christianity as they made that their primary religion. Another achievement from the Byzantine Empire would their advances in art and architecture and their most famous structure would be the “Hagia Sophia”‚ an Orthodox Church. The Han Dynasty’s Golden Age was massive. It brought out many new inventions and ideas that helped society prosper. The Hans build a road like no others. It stretched from China to Europe and it was called the Silk Road
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an effect on society today through architecture‚ economy and laws. First‚ the architectural contributions that the Byzantium Empire had given to the European culture will be discussed. One of the architectural achievements of the empire was the Hagia Sophia that was finished in 537. It stands at a height of 184 feet tall with a dome that is 112 feet in diameter and a circumference of approximately 352 feet. Emperor Justinian was said to have claimed that he had surpassed King Solomon when it was finished
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Justinian I or Justinian the Great (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus‚ Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; 482/483 – November 13 or November 14‚ 565) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 until his death‚ and second member of the Justinian Dynasty‚ after his uncle Justin I. He is considered a saint amongst Eastern Orthodox Christians‚ is also commemorated by the Lutheran Church‚[1] and is sometimes called the "Last Roman" in popular historiography.[2] One of the most important
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Question Excerpt From Architectural History 01 Q.1) | Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. | | | A. | Alvar Aalto | B. | Eero Saarinen | C. | Walter Gropius | D. | Le Corbusier | Q.2) | What architectural term is termed to be free from any historical style? | | | A. | Renaissance | B. | Eclecticism | C. | Art Noveau | D. | Baroque | Q.3) | The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y. | | | A. | Erich Mendelsohn | B. | Welton Becket |
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city it was. Theodora Justinian’s wife. “Dancer” might have been a prostitute. Co-ruler of the Empire. Shrewd negotiator. During riots in Constantinople she told Justinian he needed to take care of his city. Hagia Sophia Justinian restored many buildings. Built many news ones. Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) Biggest most beautiful Catholic church in the world at the time. Roman Law Code Complicated‚ unorganized. Organized and explained Roman Law in one text. Created a model for law codes used in many
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civilization. One of them could be Justinian’s reforms concerning law. Another could be the arts including music‚ drama‚ and art. He funded many public works projects as well including bridges‚ roads‚ aqueducts‚ and churches. In that time he built the Hagia Sophia‚ a beautiful and massive church. 3. I think that one challenge to the Byzantine Empire was that throughout much of the middle Ages the Byzantium Empire fought the Muslims for control of the eastern Mediterranean. Another challenge was constantly
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poetry Rome began on which body of water? Tiber river Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire Hadrian was one of the Julio-Claudian Emperors. False Eighty percent of Japanese society was made up of peasants. In Greek‚ the name Hagia Sophia means Holy Savior.
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