Modern History Chapter 6

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when did Rome last fall

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476CE

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what was happening in the East

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life was flourishing especially in Byzanitium

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who sought to restore the grandeur

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Justinian, his wife "Actress wife", Theodora wanted to restore Rome to its former greatness with all its power and pleasure

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describe the greatness of Constantinople, including Hagia Sophia

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entertainment, chariot races, Grate Trade in spices and jewelry. greatest city in the world into the 9th and 10th century

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the fall of Constantinople

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fall in the hands of Turks in 1453 ce

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Hagia Sophia

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built on pendentives,concencrated December 27, 537 ce, dome is approximately 200 feet tall, dome is 110 feet in diameter

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East churches (Greek)

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Greek, appointed patriarchs, marriage, no pope

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West churches (Roman)

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Latin, elected bishops, celibacy, pope

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when did the West and East churches split

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1054

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What does the measurement of a globe thermometer provide?

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Provides a value representing radiant and convection heat transfers to or from the body.

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why is the San Vitale important and what shape

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Revenna represents the golden age of Byzantium. the new mosaic style had reached all the way to Italy

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a potential disadvantage of the San Vitale

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vistors upon entering would look up at the dome instead of down a long nave to the altar, the most sacred part of the church

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describe the Byzantine style in the mosaic of Theodora and Her Attendants

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large eyes, long,straight nose, frozen gestures, slippered feet-pointed down- no legs showing, tiny mouth, flat frontal poses, clothes draped over body features

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what happened to the doorway

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has two different vantage points

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what is the different about the interior shape of Hagia Sophia

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large center dome with two half domes
creates oval nave with great open nave

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what effect does a dome on pendentives create

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a large, lofty, light-filled dome that seems to float

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what is the most elaborate example of the 2nd Golden age of Byzantine art

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St. Marks in Venice 1063

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what gives it a distinct silhouette

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5 domes

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in God Creates Eve, what is more important than realism

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here are doll-like figures with large heads, superhuman figures, realism replaced with meaning and symbolism

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how is Madonna and Child Enthroned not realistic

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too big for chair

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who was Muhammad

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founder of Islam, Born in Meca (570 ce), married Khadija, owner of caravan.in 611, he began to receive messages from Allah later collected into sacred book of Islam/the Koran

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Koran

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contains 114 suras or chapters arranged longest to shortest

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first pillar

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Shahada or Creed- theres no god but Allah, and Mohammed is the prophet. said in the presents of two muslims makes a person a Muslim. implies strict monotheism

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second pilar

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salat or ritual prayer - 5 times a day, can be recited in a mosque or anywhere, person praying must be clean, often on a prayer rug oriented toward Mecca, includes gesturing

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third pilar

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almsgiving, 2 to 3% of assets to help the poor

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fourth pilar

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sawm- fasting during daylight hours during the month of Ramadan . fast food, drink, and sexual relations, feast at the end of the month , general Muslim holiday

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fifth pilar

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hajj- once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca 12-13 days, central feature is going into the desert to reherse for the judgement, 2 to 3 million Muslums go to Mecca at the same time

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Islamic group

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sunnis- largest group (about 85%) following Haddith of traditions

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shiites

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2nd largest group (about 12%) follow a special leader believed to be decedent of Muhammad. most of Iran and part of iraq of Shiit

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sufis

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mystics who connect with Allah through music, poetry and dance no gender bias

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Rabia

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early female poet who promoted devotional love of god and withdrawal from the world. Love by Rabia al Basri

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Rumi

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mystic poet 1207-1273 ce, persian, romantic poetry that leads to love for God. Read in Whirling Derxishes Ceremonies

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Avicenna

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(980-1037ce) physician and philosopher. wrote A Canon of Medicine

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Averroes

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(1126-98ce) philosopher who interpreted the teachings of Aristotle to make it constant with Islam

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how is the Mosque of Sulayman similar to and different from Hagia Sophia

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often called the blue mosque becouse of so much blue stained glass, same dome structure, 5 minarets(towers used to call faithful t prayer), outside is more like carved lace, not far from hagia sophie

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intereor of alahambra palace, spain

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walls like laced web, complex geometric patterns, domes like floating lace canopies, arabesque repeated geometric and floral designs

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why is there little pictoral art in islam? exeptions

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second commandment that says pictorial art is forbidden, exceptions 13 to 17 century mogul art

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who is firdwasi?language of his poems? famous work?

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persian poet in 10th century, write in Arabic and Persian. famous work = Book of Kings. 50,000 couplets

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what is a bismillah

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opening phrase of the Koran

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where does the bismillah appear

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in most Muslim texts

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translation of the bismillah

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in the name of Allah

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what work narrated by Shahrazed reflects the cultural and artistic history of Arabic Islamic tradition

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The Thousands Nights and a Night