Art History 1 Final

The "barbarian" tribes of Early Medieval produced which of the following?

Portable artwork mostly in the form of weapons and elaborate jewelry

Which of the following best describes the image below? (candy cane arches)

A hypostyle prayer hall

A niche in a mosque that directs the worshiper's attention to Mecca is known as which of he following?

A mihrab

The image below exemplifies which of the following? (church with steeple)

A pilgrimage church

Which of the following initiated the Gothic style of architecture to proclaim the glory or the monarchy and God?

Abbot Sugar

The civilization that emerged in the medieval west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire was a blending of Germanic traditions with which of the following?

All of the above Christianity, Greco-Roman civilization

The Dome of the Rock is associated with which of the following?

All of the above Muhammed, Abraham

Calligraphy was featured on which of the following?

All of the above The earliest preserved Korans, Islamic architecture

Which of the following eliminated the need for thick walls and made it possible to pierce the walls of Gothic cathedrals with large windows?

All of the above The pointed arch, The flying buttress

Which of the following purposes did Early Christian mosaics serve?

All of the above To visually enrich the interiors of Early Christian churches, To provide biblical instruction for a predominately illiterate congregation

The Eastern Roman Empire continued throughout the Middle Ages, during which time a new order of artwork emerged known as which of following?

Byzantine

The following image below is an example of which of the following? (2 figures, Mary and baby Jesus)

Byzantine icon

Mosques often have one or more minarets used to do which of the following?

Call people to prayer

Which of the following leaders sought to restore the glory of Early Christian Rome through a brief medieval renaissance?

Charlemagne

Which of the following became the first great patron of Christian art?

Constantine

An ancient type of pictorial storytelling in which more than one episode is presented within a frame is known as which of the following?

Continuous narration

Iconoclasts did which of the following?

Destroyed icons

The image below is associated with which of the following art periods? (Jesus and the lambs)

Early Christian

The image below is a product of which of the following periods? (piece of jewelry)

Early Medieval Europe

Which of the following is largely absent from Islamic art, especially in sacred places?

Figural images

The figure on Byzantine mosaics are often surrounded by which of the following?

Gold backgrounds

The image below reveals a church interior form which of the following periods? (Pointed arches)

Gothic

The image below was a product of which of the following? (stain glass windows)

Gothic

Which of the following refer to painted books produced before the invention of the printing press?

Illuminated manuscripts

Which of the following filled the doorways of Gothic cathedrals to convey biblical tales?

Increasingly naturalistic jamb statues

Which of the following became the hallmark of early medieval art in Western Europe?

Interlacing animal patterns

Which of the following statements is true about old St. Peter's?

It served as a prototype much of Western church architecture for centuries

Which of the following statements is true about the discovery of Dura-Europos?

Its synagogue contradicted the belief that Early Jewish art did not include figural images (pictures of people)

Which of the following most influenced the art and architecture of the Middle Ages?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Hagia Sophia was built under the patronage of which of the following?

Justinian

Which of the following was resurrected during the Romanesque period to decorate churches?

Large-scale relief sculptures

The transition from the ancient world to the Middle Ages is known as?

Late Antiquity

Romanesque Architecture could best be described as which of the following?

Massive, solid, and relatively dark

Which of the following are characteristics of Early Christian art?

Mosaics featuring narrative scenes from the Old and New Testament

Which of the following was one of the first great cathedrals built using flying buttresses?

Notre-Dame

Which of the following makes the dome of Hagia Sophia seem to float?

Pendentives

Which of the following features a separate campanile famous for its unintended lean?

Pisa Cathedral complex

Medieval art that appears "Roman-like" is known as which of the following?

Romanesque

William the Conqueror helped to spread which of the following architectural styles throughout England when he remodeled Anglo-Saxon churches?

Romanesque

The remodeling of which of the following marked the beginning of Gothic architecture?

Saint-Denis

Which (Who )of the following was the greatest Ottoman architect?

Sinan

Which of the following was favored for the church construction in High Medieval Europe to enhance acoustics and to fireproof the structures?

Stone vaults

The image below comes from which of the following? (Book Cover)

The Books of Kells

The collapse of the Roman Empire in the West traditionally marks the end of which of the following?

The classical world

Which of the following accurately describes the image below? (Gold topped Islamic building)

The first great Islamic building

Byzantine artists were concerned with which of the following?

The use of abstraction to suggest a spiritual world

French Gothic cathedrals emphasize which of the following?

The vertical

Which of the following is true about ancient Roman Catacombs?

They feature some of the earliest examples of Christian art

Which of the following accurately describes the first Christian churches?

They were richly decorated inside but relatively bare on the outside

Which of the following best describes the depiction of Christ in art after Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire?

With imperial attributes such as a golden halo and purple robe