Early Christian & Byzantine

Question 1

2 periods during ECB

Answer 1

Early and Imperial Christianity
Byzantine

Question 2

This Roman Emperor granted Christians freedom of worship In

Answer 2

Constantine

Question 3

Before 313 CE, most Christian art consisted
of small objects and wall murals painted in
__, underground burial chambers.

Answer 3

catacombs

Question 4

an oblong church with a nave, aisles and apse

Answer 4

Basilica

Question 5

Artists during Early and Imperial Christianity created stunning
__ on the walls of these churches, as
well as other precious images in __ and
on __.

Answer 5

mosaics, ivory, parchment

Question 6

Artists’ during Early and Imperial Christianity demonstrated an increased interest in

Answer 6

Abstraction

Question 7

Artists’ during Early and Imperial Christianity also demonstrated a different style of narration, based on

Answer 7

symbolic representation

Question 8

The Roman Empire split and the eastern section became known as the

Answer 8

Byzantine Empire

Question 9

The capital of Byzantine

Answer 9

Constantinople

Question 10

Constantinople underwent a Major building campaign. Inciuding the construction of the

Answer 10

Church of Hagia Sophia

Question 11

The rejection and destruction of images, particularly religious images

Answer 11

Iconoclasm

Question 12

An important administrative city of the empire.

Answer 12

Italian city of Ravenna

Question 13

Churches that were decorated in glittering mosaics In which dematerialized bodies float in a heavenly golden background.

Answer 13

Sant’ Apollinaire in Classis and San Vitale

Question 14

These occupied Byzantine during the 13th century

Answer 14

Western Crusaders

Question 15

Byzantine art and architecture exhibited a remarkable interest in

Answer 15

geometry and mathematical precision

Question 16

In 1453, __ __ conquered Constantinople.

Answer 16

Ottoman Turks

Question 17

What was renovated in the early 14th-century?

Answer 17

Monastery of Christ