Middle Ages -ART

Question 0

Christian church

Answer 0

Swept around what was once Roman Empire. The church emerged as the most powerful institution in Western Europe

Question 1

Middle Ages (c. 400 CE to 1400 CE)

Answer 1

First half of thousand year period = terrible political/economical upheaval in Western Europe.
BYZANTINE EMPIRE, with Constantinople as it’s capital, flourished.

Question 2

Islam

Answer 2

Was born in this period, medieval Islam was a leader in science and technology

Question 3

How does Petrarch describe the Middle Ages??

Answer 3

He describes the Middle Ages or the Medieval Era as the “dark ages”. Mainly because he thought there was a decline in human accomplishment when compared to the achievements of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Question 4

Middle Ages sub-categories

Answer 4

1. Early Christian
2. Byzantine
3. Carolingian
4. Ottonian
5. Romanesque
6. Gothic

Question 5

“Late” or “high” Middle Ages

Answer 5

The period when stability was restored