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22 Cards in this Set
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Edict of Milan
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decree by Constantine that stopped the persecution of the christians
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Catacombs
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roman tombs built under cities where christians often held meetings away from roman law
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Constantine the Great
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First empiror of Rome to be a christian
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Romanesque characteristics
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rounded arches, stone vaults, thick solid walls, few windows, separate bell tower and baptistry.
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Romanesque date
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11th century
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Gothic characteristics
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ribbed vaults, piers, flying buttresses, stainded glass, pointed arches, thin walls, twin bell towers
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Gothic date
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between 1137 - 1144
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Relic
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the bones of a saint, believed to posess religious powers.
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Reliquary
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a object, usually very nicly made, that held the bones of a saint
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Clerestory
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portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior.
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Portal
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a metal brace that helps support a structure
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Tracery
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ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window
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Nave
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the primary hall of a church that is used primarily by the congregation
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Apse
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semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used esp. at the end of a choir in a church.
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aisle
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a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade
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pilgrimage
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a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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flying buttress
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a structure, external, that supports the thin walls of gothic archetecture
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pier
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a pillar or post on which a gate or door is hung
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rose window
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a specific round style of stained glass that contains religious symbolism
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Jamb statues
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statuse in a door jamb, usually of saints
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gargoyle
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uses to ward off demonic forces
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bullet window
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smaller bullet shaped stain glasses windows.
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