Art History 1 S11:Early Medieval and Romanesque
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- "millennieal Fever" is a term that describes the increased religious activity that occurred in anticipation of the year __.
- 1000
- A __ is a "shrine (or container) for holy relics.
- reliquary
- Medieval artwork is ggenerally held to be a "fusion" between Roman and __ traditions.
- celtic
- The text on page 234 seems to imply that __ were peaceful people who were "beat back" by aggressive European Christians.
- Muslims
- Carolingian art was made during the reign of __ around the year 800.
- Charlemagne
- Allegory: A beautifully plumed bird covers itself with mud to fool a snake. When the snake is off guard, the bird strikes and kills the snake. Bird=?;Snake=?;Mud=?
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Bird=Jesus
Snake=Satan
Mud=human skin/form
[Adam was made from mud] - The major event in the formation of Germany, France, and Spain was the division of an empire for the grandchildren of __.
- Charlemagne
- True or False: The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial contains the remains of an Anglo Saxon King.
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False
[We don't know who it contains] - The Book of __ is an 8th century Gospel from an Island near Scotland.
- Kells
- Name and briefly describe the two most common forms of book:
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scroll-rolls of paper
codex-number of folded sheets stitched together - __ terrified, attacked, and looted Europe from 800 to 1100, even establishing an outpost on the eastern coast of North America.
- Mongols
- Charlemagne called the Benedectine Monks his __ __.
- cultural army
- Three reasons for the Crusades:
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1-Christian Pilgrimmage
2-Political Control
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Place the following Medieval stylistic periods in the correct chronological order:
Romanesque, Ottonian, Gothic, Carolingian, & Byzantine - 1-Byzantine, 2-Carolingian, 3-Ottonian, 4-Romanesque, 5-Gothic
- Carolingian architects invented the monumental entrance known as __.
- westwork
- Ottonian innovation was primarily in the area of __.
- sculpture
- The Romanesque period saw an increase in urban population and __.
- trade
- Translate to English: "ego sum lux mundi."
- I am the light of the world.
- True or False: Medieval local rulers and chartered towns resisted central authority.
- True
- Name two significant events that happened in the year 1054.
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1-Battle of Hastings
2-Supernova [star exploded] - In 1066, Duke William of Normandy invaded __ during the battle of Hastings and became known as William the __.
- Conquerer
- The famous work of art that depicts the battle of Hastings is known as the __ __.
- Bayeux Tapestry.
- One artifact of the Crusades is known as the Twelfth Century Renaissance. This jump in culture was due primarily to th foreign contact during __.
- pilgrimmage
- In church architecture, the area where the nave and teh transept intersect is known as the __.
- crossing
- What was the defense of monks who stole the relics of Saint Fow?
- They said that Saint Foy told them to steal it because the saint wanted to be move. They called it holy robbery.
- One of the more notable features of Romanesque architecture is __ Sculpture.
- Portal
- The semicircular area above an entrance is known as the __.
- tympanum
- Define each castle term: keep, bailey, motte, moat
- keep-tower within a castle courtyard; bailey-courtyard surrounded by high walls; motte-manmade hill on which a castle is built; moat-water filled ditch that surrounds the courtyard walls