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Middle ages is also known as the

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Medieval Period

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Medieval Period

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476 CE to 1400

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the Medieval period ranges from

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the fall of Rome in 476CE to the early Renaissance

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Early Christian means ____ and is ______ by medieval

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before 476 and followed

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Renaissance was a passing ______ on their predecessors

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negative judgement

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two subdivisions of later medieval in Western Europe

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  1. Early medieval
  2. Medieval Romanesque
  3. Medieval Gothic
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Medieval Gothic

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1150 to 1400

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Medieval Romanesque

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1000 to 1150

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Early Medieval saw Europe being

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less united and less weathly

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where does the term medieval come from

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Western Europe

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Medieval is increasingly being used as a

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global term

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medieval as a global term allows for better

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comparisons

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______ could be considered a subcategory of Medieval time frame

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Byzantine

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the power of the Catholic church in Rome was dependent on

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region and time period

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When did Western Europe become increasingly Christian

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from the 6th C through the 12th C

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Pope rules politically in

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areas around ROME

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in the early part of the Medieval time period, Europe was

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  1. small regional
  2. non-christian
  3. fragmented
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Ireland and Scotland Chritianzied in

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550s

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Ireland and Scotland are considered

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secluded monasteries

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what happened in Western Europe around 800

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briefly re-united by Emperor Charlemagne

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What was Emperor Charlemagne known as

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the Holy Roman Emperor

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Why was Charlemagne known as the Holy Roman Emperor

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he was Christian

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______ became the biggest supporter of art in later medieval Western Europe

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Christianity

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what was destroyed when regions Christianised

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pre-Christian culture

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interlace

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complex geometric patterning seen in frame that often combines geometric and figural

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Insular or Hiberno-Saxon style

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characteristic of post-Roman British Isles and is known for its interlace.

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4 authors of the Gospel Books called the

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4 Evangelists

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Matthew Gospel Symbol

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Winged man

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Luke Gospel symbol

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Ox

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Mark Gospel symbol

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Lion

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John Gospel symbol

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Eagle

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medieval manuscripts commonly have

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few illustrations

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medieval manuscripts commonly illustrate ONLY

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the beginning of each gospel

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carpet page

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illuminated page of medieval manuscript that is entirely abstract image

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what is often used to start the gospel

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carpet page

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First three letters of the word CHRIST in Greek

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Chi-Rho-Lota

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What would have been used to keep the pages in books, like the Book of Kells, flat

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a heavy cover or box

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Eucharist

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miracle that follows the last Supper, after Jesus’ death

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At the time, what was mass seen as

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transforming bread and wine into body and blood of Christ to consume

40
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Carolingian Renaissance

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Charlemagne comes to power around 786 and becomes Holy Roman Emperor around 800

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Who was the first uniting power in W Europe in hundreds of years

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Charlemagne

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Who did Charlemagne look to when tyring to revive Roman forms

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Constantine

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Carolingian Revival

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return of many Roman inspired forms including flat, more 3D imagery

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What was happening across Europe

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lots of turmoil

45
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Without the support of the central state and wealth, what happened to art in Europe

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art production decreases and shifts into isolated religious communities

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Monasteries focused much attention on

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preserving information and copying texts

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vellum

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prepared animal skin

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Gospel books

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4 books of the New Testament

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The Gospel books each tell of

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Jesus’ life, death and teachings in slightly different ways

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A gospel book can be ______ but is usually _____

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one of the 4 books AND all 4 books

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book production is ______ before the arrival of paper

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difficult

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books used to be ______ and prepared on ______

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handwritten and vellum

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illuminated manuscript means

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hand-illustrated

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manuscript

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hand written

55
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Durrow

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Irish missionary St Columba founded remote monasteries in Ireland and Scotland

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