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Christianity
Belief in Savior, Romans persecuted Christians. Eventually was made legal but before that caused tensions
Necropolis
City of the dead-underground vault for depositing the dead. Christians used them as secret worship place
Constantine
Roma Emperor who converted to christianity, organized by consul of Nicea and moved capital of Rome to Empire to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople
Constantinople
new roman captial in by
Constantine the great
built for Roman basilica, 30 ft tall sculpture of him only head remains
Church of the holy sepulchre
built by Constantine, became the holiest place in christendom claiming to
Basilica
christian churches, come from Roman word for multi-purpose meeting building
Apse
curved section at end of nave
nave
open center
aisles
run along sides of nave
clerestory
upward extension of nave
Transept
lengthwise section between nave and apse
atrium
open courtyard in front of the entrance
narthex
walkway in front of church
Byzantine art
came with the move of the Roman Capital-combination of roman and middle eastern culture -religious themed -elongated-abstract figures -
Icon
(byzantine) painting on wood panels-religious themed and often used in church and homes for religious/ worsh
Iconoclasm
period of time lasting a 100 years when using art for worship was questioned. Artist were banned from creating
Middle ages
AD 476-800 began when western rome empire and ended with Charlem
Early Middle Ages
repeated invasions of R ome by anglo-saxons, gauls, and vandals
Charlemagne
Fran or Gaul (French) conquered all of the western europe and crowned Holy Roman emperor by pope (ad 800)
High Middle Ages
art and architecture improved artists flocked to the west because of iconoclasm, many converted to Christianity, pilgrimages
Romanesque
Roman-like with thick stone walls in order to hold weight of barrel vault, blo
Ambulatory
aisle walkway surrounding
choir
area added to front of the apse to create a church within the chir
Gothic
fixed problems with roman
Chartres Cathedral
France 1134-1260- half gothic and half Romanesque
Pre-renaissance
a few artist help push the styles toward more realistic renaissance style
Bayeux Tapestry
wool embroidery on linen, depicts story of the conquest of England by William of Normandy in 1066 (20"x231ft)
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