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17 Cards in this Set
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With who did Christianity start off with? |
*Slave and laboring Jewish class *Dirtiest and poorest class *Was also illegal to be Christian |
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Why was Christianity appealing with the lower classes? |
*The belief in Jesus Christ. The savior of all humanity. This meant everyone was equal. No matter the class, no matter your wealth |
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What caused the interest of Christianity to skyrocket? |
*During the fall and collapse of Rome (an extremely unstable time) a faith with hope, peace of mind and eternal life was favorable. *The Roman emperor Constantine declares himself a Christian |
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What caused the split of Rome in terms of religion? |
Byzantine is the East - Greek Cross (shaped like a plus sign)
*Church and state are equal The West - Latin Cross (lowercase "t") *No power is higher than God (church and state are separate) |
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Tell me about Christian catacombs |
*Underground with multitudes of tunnels and walkways (great way to escape law enforcement) *Preparing 4 million dead bodies for the afterlife on shelves called loculi *Paintings were extremely quick |
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What are the early depictions of Christ? (before Constantine?) |
*Dirty, poor shepard, no beard |
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What is the earliest depiction of Christ after Constantine? Any significant changes from here on out? |
"Galla Placidia" *draped in purple and gold (royal colors) *encased in a golden dome (represents the heavens) *still surrounded by sheep *Golden halo Remember! This is the Orthodox! Church and state are equal! Emperor and Jesus become visually affiliated with each other |
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Why was the Middle Ages perceived as the Dark Ages?
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*Italy became a free for all since Constantine left *Nordic tribes entered and took over the area *Nordics were nomadic. Why build structures and paint? You need to carry everything with you, they need to be small, and they all need a purpose. |
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What great talent did the Nordic people have? |
Metalsmithing! *Developed a style called "cloisonne", and worked with golds, gems, and precious stones *Created pins, jewelry, belt buckles and clasps |
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Norse peoples had what belief? Despite today's misconceptions, what does it literally mean? What key thing is present in their artwork? |
*Pagan, and all it means is "country dweller" *Followed a religion of nature and female divinity. ex. "Mother Nature". Believed in monsters and the unknown Always look for interlacing! In artwork, architecture, in every day life! Always look for monsters/animals! |
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While all the turmoil is unfurling in Europe, nobody is bothering the Celts. They were free to develop and flourish. Why is this important?
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*Developed monasteries for the sake of education *Creates the Leturgical Book of Christianity *Trekked across Europe and slowly civilized these tribes by spreading the word |
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The Medieval Times gives us a mixture of what two beliefs and what does that bring along? |
Pagan and Christianity. *No slaves *Free craftsmen and guilds *Interest in the natural world -> leads to Natural Sciences in the future |
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Romanesque Churches
*Monasteries started to grow and become wealthy. *Feudalism began to rise causing the separation of classes. *We also have the rise of mass pilgrimages. Due to these series of events, what was the result? |
*Building of larger, grander churches. All these people have to fit -somewhere- Romanesque ->Barrel Vault |
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What are three characteristics of Gothic Churches?
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*Deep porticos *Light and stained glass *Rib vaulting *Flying butrices |
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How would you describe "cloisonne"? |
Enamel (or gems) encased with gold |
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When you see gargoyles on a church, what two religions is that a mixture of? |
The Pagan/Christian mashup. Remember, the Nordic people (especially Vikings) believed in monsters |
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The era of the Gothic Church is more humanistic, loving, and compassionate by nature. Who starts to take an important role in society? |
Women! *Emergence of chivalry and the glorification of women *Mother Mary becomes the universal mother of all |
