Name the Culture
What's that Term
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Architecture
Kings & Emperors
Churches & Temples
100
This ancient culture was heavily focused on their lineage and legacy.
Who are the Romans?
100
The Italian word used to describe the way in which the different parts of the human body are counterpoised - balanced against each other to show 'weight-shift.'
What is Contrapposto?
100
This folio featuring the evangelist Matthew comes from this gospel book.
What is the Book of Durrow?
100
This ancient Near Eastern structure was central to Sumerian society.
What is a ziggurat?
100
This Holy Roman Emperor commissioned art and architecture that connected him to early Christian rulers like Constantine & Justinian.
Who is Charlemagne?
100
The Hagia Sophia and San Vitale are examples of this type of church plan.
What is a central plan?
200
Who are the Etruscans?
200
The is the term used to describe the domestication of plants and animals leading to agriculture and permanent settlements.
What is the Neolithic Revolution
200
This author portrait of John the Evangelist is featured in this Carolingian Gospel Book.
What are the Coronation Gospels?
200
The most elementary form of architecture as seen at Stonehenge
What is Post and Lintel?
200
This ruler is represented in his eponymous Gospel Book.
Who is Otto III?
200
Unusual depictions of Mary as an imperial queen as seen here come from this Roman church.
What is Santa Maria Maggiore?
300
These Aegean peoples were renowned for their pottery.
Who are the Minoans or Cretans?
300
Hyperrealism favored by Ancient Romans of the Republic.
What is verism?
300
This small object was a luxury item for personal prayer and devotion.
What is a Book of Hours?
300
This style of architecture from the middle ages is named after its use of arches and is noted for its heavy, massive qualities.
What is Romanesque?
300
This Pharaoh was the first documented female ruler and was typically depicted as male.
Who is Hatshepsut?
300
This is the architectural order found throughout the temples at the Acropolis
What is the Ionic Order?
400
The mask of Agamemnon is attributed to this ancient Aegean culture.
What is Mycenae?
400
Th earliest known writing script used by the first Ancient Near Eastern cultures.
What is Cuneiform?
400
The Book of Kells was created by this culture.
What is Insular or Hiberno-Saxon?
400
This Byzantine architectural principle that the heavy solidity of a church’s exterior is dissolved when entering the interior through heavenly light and ornamentation.
What is dematerialization?
400
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts William the Conqueror's successful Norman invasion of the Anglo-Saxons at this Battle.
What is the Battle of Hastings?
400
The Palatine Chapel at Aachen was built during this dynasty.
What is Carolingian?
500
Lamassu were gaurdians found throughout this empire's palaces.
Who are the Assyrians?
500
Interpretation of events in Old Testament or pagan history as prefigurations which find their fulfillment in New Testament events, most notably Christ.
What is typology?
500
This painting from Pompeii is a key influence for author pages in illuminated manuscripts.
What is the Poet Menander fresco?
500
These architectural features made the dome of the Hagia Sophia possible.
What are Pendentives and Squinches?
500
This Persian ruler was noted for being so accepting of all cultures and faiths, even allowing people return to their homelands.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
500
Many Ancient Near Eastern temples where made from this impermanent material.
What is baked mud-brick?