Module 6-10 | Humanities Exam II

Constantine Baths Trier

Mohammed

Prophet of Allah; founder of Islam.

Moses 10 Commandments Rembrandt

Nicene Creed Icon

Notre Dame

Paul of Tarsus Rembrandt

Saint Peter by Rubens

Sofia Synagogue

Abraham Isaac Rembrandt

Bronze Constantine Bust

Constantine Bust but Bronze

Constantine Bust

Constantine Colossus

Diocletian

Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section.

Dome of the Rock

mosque in Jerusalem; achitecture

Gutenberg Bible

Koran Manuscript

Last Supper

A Passover meal which literally became the last meal taken by Christ with his apostles, the night before his Passion. Through this meal, Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist and the priesthood.

Solomon & Wives Battista

Torah

A Hebrew word meaning "law," referring to the first five books of the Old Testament.

Altar

Tablelike structure in a Catholic church used in celebrating the Mass

Ambulatory

Passageway outside the nave that forms a walkway around the apse of a church

Apse

Large architectural niche facing the nave of a basilica or church, usually at the east end

Apsidiole

Small apse or chapel connected to the main apse of a church

Baldacchino

Canopy usually built over an altar

Basilica

Term used by early Christians to refer to their churches

Lunettes

Semicircular zone painted or sculpted above a window or doorway

Mandorla

Almond-shaped radiance of light surrounding a holy figure

Martyrium

Church, chapel, or shrine built over the grave of a martyr or on the site of a miracle

Narthex

Vestibule at the main entrance to a church

Nave

Central aisle of a church

Central-plan church

Standard design used in Eastern Orthodox Churches, with symmetrical chambers radiating from a central primary space

Chapel

Small chamber or separate building for worship

Choir

Area of a church or cathedral providing seating for the clergy

Clerestory

Row of windows piercing the nave walls of a basilica above the level of the side aisles

Colonette

Small, decorative column connected to a wall or pier

Compound pier

Pier with columns, pillars, or shafts

Drum

Cylindrical wall supporting a dome

Gable

Triangular part of a wall enclosed by the lines of a sloping roof

Jamb

Side of a doorway or window frame

Orant

Standing figure with arms upraised in a gesture of prayer

Parchment

Paper-like material made from bleached animal hides used in Medieval manuscripts

Pendentives

Triangular segments of a wall leading from the square base to the circular drum, among the supports for a dome

Transept

Either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave in a church

Triforium

Arcade running along the walls of a church above the nave, pierced by 3 openings per bay

Fresco Christ from Cross

Badshahi Mosque

Basilica St Sophia

Blue Koran 800s

Byzantine Annunciation Icon

Byzantine Antioch Chalice 500s

Byzantine Bracelet 500-700

Byzantine Crucifixion Icon 900s

Byzantine Gold Cross 500s

Byzantine Gospel Miniatures

Byzantine Ivory Box 900

Byzantine Ivory Icon

Byzantine Komeisis Icon 900s

Byzantine Manuscript

Byzantine Mary Icon

Byzantine Pyxis 500s

Byzantine Silver Cross 500s

Christ Pantocrator Hagia Sophia Mosaic

Constantine Hagia Sophia Mosaic

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia Dome

Humayun's tomb

Islamic Brazier

Islamic Elephant Clock Folio

Islamic Incense Burner

Islamic Panel

Islamic Pendant 1000s CE

Islamic Persian Folio

Islamic Poem Folio

Islamic Pyxis

Justinian Diptych 500s

Justinian Mosaic

Mosque Lamp

St Marks Basilica Byzantine

Taj Mahal

Theodora Mosaic

Vault of Jameh Mosque

Block harmony

Vertical pillars of tone with little independent movement by underlying voices

Canon

Repetition of an entire length of a melodic line

Cantata

Vocal form with solos, recitatives, duets, choruses, and instrumental interludes

Counterpoint

Two or more melodies sounded simultaneously with independent movement

Dynamics

Volume at which music is performed

Harmony

Simultaneous tones played together

Homophony

Single melodic part supported by chordal accompaniment

Inversion

Melody turned upside down following the same intervals in the opposite direction

Mass

Choral music setting part of liturgy

Melody

Musically satisfying sequence of single notes

Meter

Pattern of regularly occurring strong and weak beats

Monophony

Single melody without harmonic accompaniment

Motet

Music piece in several parts with words

Oratorio

Opera on a dramatic religious story from scripture without scenery, action, or costumes

Pitch

Location of musical sound in the tonal scale

Polyphony

2 or more independent melodies with harmonic linkage

Rhythm

Pattern of notes within the metric structure; the pulse of the music

Round

Canon for voices at the same pitch or in octaves

Simple harmony

Vocalist singing with instrumental accompaniment creating harmony