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24 Cards in this Set
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Name two geographic advantages of Byzantium
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controlled the passage between the Mediterranean and Black Sea; main land route from Europe to Asia
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When Constantine dedicated his new capital, to what did he change the name?
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Constantinople
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What two continents does Byzantium bridge?
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Europe and Asia
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What criminal punishment replaced the death penalty
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mutilation
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What is an icon
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a painting depicting a holy person
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Who are the iconoclasts
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those who opposed the use of icons
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Who are iconophiles?
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lovers of icons
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What was the language of Byzantium?
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Greek
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What is the content and purpose of Byzantine art?
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religion
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What is one of the earliest examples of two-dimensional art?
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mosaic floor of the Grand Palace
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What are two important features of Byzantine two-dimensional art?
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manuscript illumination and wall painting
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Why is the composition of space medieval?
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crowing of figures
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What is another medium that demonstrates the Eastern characteristics of unfolding repetition and image reversal?
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textile weaving
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What were the themes of early sculptural vignettes?
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salvation and life after death
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When did styles begin to change?
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by the end of the 4th century
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After the fifth century when large-scale sculpture disappeared, what type continued and in what medium?
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small scale reliefs in ivory and metal
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What is the most beautiful of all Byzantine ivories
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Harbaville Triptych
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What is it called because it has three sections
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triptych
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What is the only known freestanding sculpture in ivory? When was it created?
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Virgin and Child; 10th century
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Who was the best known Byzantine historian
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Procopius of Caesarea
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Who was Justinian's wife?
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Theodora
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What was her former occupation?
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actress
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Why is our knowledge of Byzantine church music limited?
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it was passed down by oral tradition for centuries before being written down
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What form does the music usually take
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Byzantine chant
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