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This group of people in New Testament times saw oral and written traditions as equally important and put heavy emphasis on outward observances
Who were the Pharisees?
The tympanum above the main portal of St. Lazare portrays which scene?
What is the Last Judgment?
He had himself crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Who was Charlemagne?
Holy objects like bones, clothing, etc. often associated with a saint or holy figure.
What are relics?
Dante's Inferno is the first of a three-part work entitled this
What is the Divine Comedy?
Means "to suffer the opposite" or "to suffer in return"
What is contrapasso?
This building was built to house the rock from which Muhammad was thought to have ascended to heaven on his night journey
What is the Dome of the Rock?
He issued the Edict of Milan, moved the Roman capital, built large basilica-style churches, and convened the Council of Nicaea
Who was Constantine
This is the most holy place on earth to Muslims
What is the Kaaba?
St. Augustine described in his Confessions how this person was constantly praying that he would convert to Christianity
Who was his mother?
Made up of pieces of rock, tile, or glass (called tesserae) put together
What is a mosaic?
Who was Giotto?
Who was William the Conqueror
In Catholic theology, this is the state in which a soul is cleansed and purified of sins before entering heaven
What is purgatory?
In his Hymn to Holy women, Notker describes how this person was seen as a counterbalance to Eve?
Who was Mary?
Underground burial chambers that are the source of much of our early Christian art
What are catacombs?
This building was built by Justinian and its name means "Holy Wisdom"
What is the Hagia Sophia?
He was fascinated with the Mysiticism of Light and is usually credited with overseeing the first Gothic Cathedral
Who was Abbot Suger?
These are the two major factions of Islam
What are Sunni and Shia?
Dante divides the sins of hell into these three major categories
What are sins of incontinence, sins of violence, and sins of fraud?
This indicates the direction of Mecca in a mosque
What is the mihrab?
This illuminated manuscript was saved from a monastery raided by the Vikings
What are the Lindisfarne Gospels?
He is most often associated with scholasticism?
Who was St. Thomas Aquinas?
What was the iconoclasm?
This menacing figure was described as the offspring of Cain
Who was Grendel?