What are the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire of Rome
100
The time period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance
What is the Middle Ages
100
Diptych
What is a 2 panel work of art.
100
little throats used as downspouts
What are Gargoyles
100
A properly fortified military residence
What is a castle
200
Virtually all life-size, free standing sculpture
What did Christianity suppress for a thousand years?
200
Type of govenment where one gives his land to a Noble in return for protection.
What is Feudalism?
200
Tympanum
What is the curved arch above the entrance to a church
200
series of exterior struts connecting the roofline to pillars ringing the church
What are Flying Buttresses
200
First, simple forms of castles
What is motte and bailey
300
Nearly 3 football fields long, dome is 180 feet in diameter, and accomplished with pendentives.
What is the Hagia Sophia
300
THE artistic medium of the Middle Ages
What is Architecture
300
Rugs that hung on the wall. Usually told a story
What are tapestries
300
Largest architectual construction since the Egyptian Pyramids
What are Gothic Cathedrals
300
large powerful towers which also served as home to the lord, his family, and his servants
What is a Keep
400
"the red one" -Palace and fortress during 14th century by Moorish rulers. Had a lion fountain. Andalusia, Spain.
What is the Alhambra
400
The chief form of painting in the Middle Ages
What is Illuminated Manuscript
400
1348 1/2 the earth's population dies.
What is the Bubonic plague
400
Round stained glass. Usually divided into 12 sections to represent the apostles
What is a Rose Window
400
a heavy iron grate that was lowered to block the intruder's entrance into a castle
What is the portcullis
500
In 1631, Shah Jahan, emperor, created this mausoleum for his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, when she died during the birth of their 14th child, Gauhara Begum.
What is the Taj Mahal
500
Used to identify knights and their vassals
What is Heraldry
500
Gets its name from the adoption of some of the Roman buildings forms such as the arch and vault and partly because Mediterranean culture was rejuvenated.
What is Romanesque Art/Architecture
500
Name a famous Gothic cathedral
What is Chartes
500
upright sarcophagus with spikes on the inner surfaces