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Where is the Hagia Sophia located?
Constantinople
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Who is the center piece of the Apse Mosaic?
Jesus Christ
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Who established the new capital at Byzantium?
Constantine
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What does the word Christ mean?
Anointed Messiah Savior and Deliverer
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What do purple robes depict in Christian art?
Royalty and wealth
200
What were Christian churches modeled on?
Roman Basilicas
200
Where is the apse mosaic located?
In the San Vitale
200
As opposed to a work with iconic quality what is an image whose purpose is purely devotional?
An icon
200
What is a place that is used for hiding from Roman persecution or performing funeral rites.
Catacombs
200
What is the ancestor of the modern book?
Codex
300
What is the semi-circular wall surfaces just below the tops of the arches?
Lunettes
300
What was the central motif in christian art?
Trees
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Who are those in favor of images?
Iconophiles
300
Who did Christians refuse to worship as the embodiment of the state?
The Emperor
300
Who was the first bishop of Rome?
Saint Peter
400
What does Hagia Sophia mean?
Holy Wisdom!
400
Who is the woman portrayed in the Court of Justinian?
Theodora
400
What rituals did Christians not include, except in symbolic form/through art?
Animal or blood sacrifice
400
What are the apses used for in Early Christian Basilicas?
The image of Christ as judge
400
What is the breakers of images?
Iconoclastic
500
This is one of the early Christian centrally planned buildings...?
What is the San Vitale
500
The halos placed over Justinian and Theodora emphasize what combined roles as leaders?
Earthly and Spiritual
500
When the edict was lifted, what form of art remained unacceptable in the Eastern Church?
Sculptures
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Who are the most important figures in Christian art?
Holy families, saints, and martyrs.
500
What was the personal church of the emperor and his court?
Hagia Sophia