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True or False: Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor because he converted on his dathbed and his son julian became a devotee of Mithrianism.
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True
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Early Christianity has two amin divisions, eastern and western. Name them.
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1-Eastern, Greek Orthodox
2-Western, Roman Catholic |
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Early Christian art displays two main centers of focus. Describe them.
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1-iconographic
2-didactic |
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One main distinction between Judeo-Christian art and Muslim art is the use of images of creature prohibited by the __. Muslims draw this line by prohibiting images of anything with a __.
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1st commandment, face
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The Ark of the Covenant contained the tablets of the Ten Commandments given to __ on Mt. __ and was guarded by __.
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Mose, Sinai, cherubim
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The Jews were captive in Babylon until released by the __.
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sumerians
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In Mithrianism, Mithras is born of a __.
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virgin
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Explain the Mithrian creation story.
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The world is created from the blood of the bull Tauroctany slain by a god named Mithra.
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A __ is an underground burial chamber.
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catacomb
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A __ can be any large room where the Torah is kept and read publicly.
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synagogue
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Name the three Cycles of the Iconography of the life of Jesus.
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1-The Incarnation Cycle and the Childhood of Jesus
2-The Public Ministry Cycle 3-The Passion Cycle |
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What is the difference between a church and a cathedral?
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Every town only has one cathedral, which is where the bishop resides, all others are churches.
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Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in __.
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1453
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Name the six parts of the Basilica plan church.
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apse, transept, aisle, nave, narthex, atrium
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Christian Typology is the process of connecting persons in the old testament with ones in the new. Cite two example of Christian typology.
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1-Abrahams willingness to sacrifice Isaac||to God sacrificing Jesus
2-Noah's flood ||baptism |
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Czar is a contraction of the term __.
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Cesaer
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Russian rulers of the 15th century declared __ to be the third Rome.
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Moscow
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Bysantine artistic conventions:
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1-elongated figures
2-flattened space; space between picture and you 3-bloodless color |
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Early Christian images used three basic forms to describe Jesus. What are they?
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1-Jesus as a young man/good shepherd
2-Jesus as philosopher/raised hand 3-Jesus as pantocrater/ruler of the universe |
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Paul was a Jewish Lawyer sent to Damascus to prosecute Christians. On the way there he was struck __ and then converted to become one of the main intellectual supporters of early Christianity.
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blind
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One difference between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity is that the Roman version was headed by a __ who was considered a religious leader, while the eastern version was headed by a __ who was considered a political as well as religious leader.
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pope, patriach
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Name the customary symbol for the following four evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
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Matthew-man, Mark-lion, Luke-ox, John-eagle
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The famous emperor at the height of the Byzantine empire was __. He was the ruler who built the Hagia Sophia.
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Justinian
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Iconoclasm is the practice of __ images. Waves of iconoclastic activity account for the fact that very few early Christian images survive to the present time.
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destroying
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