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Gothic Style outside of France
100
He is credited with the invention of the Gothic Style.
Who is Abbot Suger
100
This replaces the barrel vaults of the Romanesque architecture.
What is rib vaults
100

What was this land used for before the Chartres Cathedral was built? 

What is the site of a pre-christian virgin goddess cult?

100

___ is an excellent example of the English Gothic Style

What is the Salisbury Cathedral?

200
What two colors are prominent in the windows of Gothic Cathedrals?
What is blue and red
200
The use of ________ reflects the intention to convey God's presence through light and color.
What is stained glass windows?
200
This can be found on the front entrance wall of almost all Gothic Cathedrals.
What is a rose window
200

_____ is an example of an Italian Gothic Structure.

What is the Church of St. Francis at Assisi?

300

What King commissioned the Sainte-Chapelle?

Who is King Louis IX

300
____________ is a chapel that is an example of the use of light in Gothic architecture.
What is Sainte-Chappelle
300
What are the three doors located on the west facade of Chartres known as?
What is the royal portal
300

What characterized the German hall church?

What is an open, light-filled interior space with a nave and side aisles of equal height

400
What is the origin of the word Masterpiece?
What is guild masters judging a piece of a craftsman's work
400

This architectural innovation transfer the weight of the vaults and roves off of the thin walls and into the ground. This technique allowed for the windows in this period to nearly equal in heigh to the arches in the nave. 

What is a Flying Buttress?

400

What relect was stored here and is thought to have given the cathedral its name Notre Dame

What is the linen believed to have been worn by Mary while giving birth to Jesus?

400

What on the interior of the Salisbury Cathedral reflects Norman building traditions?

What are heavy walls, tall arches in the nave, a gallery with a clerestory on top with simple lancet windows?

500

A collection of 250 Architectural drawings made in the 1220s and 1230s.

What is the Villard De Honnecourt Drawings?

500

The architectural techinque that allowed for stained glass windows to become very large in the Gothic Style

What is the plate tracery technique?

500

Why is Chartres Notre Dame significant to Gothic Architecture?

It is considered the best example of the early gothic style by many scholars. And it demonstrates the growing importance of the Virgin Mary to Christianity in this period. 

500

What architectural feature distinguishes English Gothic cathedrals from those built in France?

What is less emphasis on height and more focus on broad naves and screen-like facades.