Medieval Art
This was a major subject of Medieval European artwork and included stories from the Bible.
What is Religion?
This architectural style became important in European churches during the 12th century.
What is Gothic architecture?
This type of sacred vocal music used one melodic line and was associated with Medieval Western Music.
What is Gregorian Chant?
This is a decorated and written book created before printing became widespread.
What is an illuminated manuscript?
These Medieval religious plays dramatized biblical stories and Christian traditions.
What are Mystery Plays?
This Renaissance movement emphasized human potential and studied ancient Greek and Roman ideas.
What is humanism?
This slow, stately court dance was performed in two beats, with couples bowing and curtsying.
What is the Pavane?
This circular feature around a saint's head symbolizes holiness.
What is a halo?
These arches rise to a point at the top.
What are pointed arches?
This term describes music with a single melodic line.
What is monophonic?
This term refers to a large decorated letter at the beginning of a section.
What is an initial?
Medieval dance commonly took place at these social events, including weddings and festivals.
What are celebrations or social gatherings?
This technique used lines that appear to meet at a vanishing point to create depth.
What is Linear Perspective?
This fast, lively triple-time dance featured energetic kicks, hops, and high leaps.
What is the Galliard?
Medieval artists used these to communicate meanings through colors, objects, and gestures.
What are symbols?
These exterior supports helped Gothic cathedrals reach greater heights.
What are flying buttresses?
Medieval singers used these early musical symbols to help remember melodies.
What are neumes?
Artists used thin sheets of this precious metal to decorate manuscripts.
What is gold leaf?
Name two elements used in Medieval theatrical productions.
What are costumes, props, music, dialogue, sets, or special effects?
Name one of the three Renaissance masters.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Raphael?
Bonus: Donatello.
This moderate, flowing two-beat couple dance combined walking steps with gentle balances or hops.
What is the Almain (Allemande)?
This art form used colored glass to create religious stories and colorful patterns in church windows.
What is stained glass?
Gothic cathedrals used tall towers, spires, and large windows to emphasize these three quantities.
What are height, light, and wonder?
These poet-musicians performed courtly songs, often about love, for nobles and aristocrats.
Who are Troubadours and Trouveres?
These skilled workers copied text by hand, often in monasteries or workshops.
Who are scribes?
These groups of skilled workers sometimes helped perform or organize Medieval Plays.
What are guilds?
This Musical technique combines independent melodic lines sounding together.
What is polyphony?
In this intimate triple-time dance, the man lifted his partner while the couple made a three-quarter turn.
What is La Volta?
Name two purposes of Medieval art besides decoration.
What are teaching religious stories, honoring saints, recording events, and communicating with people who could not read?
Explain two ways a Gothic cathedral served its community.
It served as a place of worship, a gathering space, a center of religious life, or a symbol of faith and civic pride.
What is one difference between sacred and secular Medieval music?
Sacred music supported worship and religious services; secular music entertained people at courts, festivals, and social gatherings.
Name two steps involved in making an illuminated manuscript.
Preparing parchment, ruling pages, copying text, adding decorated letters, painting illustrations, applying gold, or assembling the pages.
Why are Mystery Plays important to Medieval communities?
They made religious stories accessible through live performances and brought communities together.
This secular vocal genre often set Italian or English poetry to music and used musical expression to reflect the words.
What is a madrigal?
This communal dance used side-to-side swaying steps in a circle or line.
What is the Branle?