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Ancient Near East
Romanesque
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Gothic
Mis. 2
100
The famous "Tower of Babel" was 270 feet high and was known as this type of architectural sturcture.
What is a ziggurat?
100
Romanesque churches gained their architectural insperation from this historical culture.
Who are the Romans?
100
Religous pilgrimages began during this period?
What is Romanesque?
100
This feature typifies Gothic arches.
What is a point?
100
This culture invented the arch.
What is the Etruscan culture?
200
This creature acted as a guardian that protected the Assyrian kings from human enemies and evil spirtis.
What is a Lamassu?
200
This semicircular lunette is found above the portal of a Romanesque church. It usually has a relief.
What is a tympanum?
200
This Christian theme was very common in both Romanesque and Gothic relief sculptures.
What is the Last Judgement?
200
This man is known as the creator of the Gothic style and is most famous for his beautification of Saint-Denis.
Who is Abbot Suger?
200
Statues or decorative containers designed to hold Christian relics during the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
What is a reliquary?
300
This four-sided rectangular box is inlaid with sheel and lapis lazuli. It tells a narrative about a sumerian victory.
What is the Standard of Ur?
300
Sculptures used for side posts of a doorway in Romanesque portals.
What are jamb sculptures?
300
This ancient culture crated sarcophagi that would often show a husband and wife reclining together.
What is the Etruscan culture?
300
Gothic sculptures such as the "Rottgen Pieta" are known for extreme emotion. This country was most known for creating emotional Gothic sculpture.
What is Germany?
300
This term was given as an insult because people felt the architecture left from this time was "monstorous and barbarous"
What is Gothic?
400
This Mesopotamian king codified the law and created penalties for lawbreakers.
Who is Hammurabi?
400
This Romanesque scribe depicted himself as an Evanglist in his book the Eadwine Psalter.
Who is Eadwine the scribe?
400
The cult of the Virgin gained and demonstrated mass popularity during this period.
What is the Gothic period?
400
This type of vaulting in Gothic cathedrals allowed for better support.
What is Ribbed vaulting?
400
This time period saw a revival of large sculptures being created.
What is the Romanesque period?
500
The White Temple is oriented to this geographical marker.
What are the cardinal points of the compass?
500
This woman was depicted in illuminated manuscripts that showed her psychic visions from God.
Who was Hildegard of Bingen?
500
This was the function of the Knights Templar.
What was the protection of pilgrims?
500
This subject in Gothic art was thought to represent the soul and was an image of God's creation so it should be represented as beautiful.
What is the human body?
500
This ancient culture invented the column.
What is Egypt?