Quiz 4

Question 1

High Middle Ages

Answer 1

11th-13th Century

Question 2

What are the characteristics of Gothic Architecture?

Answer 2

High ceilings, Grand/Tall Designs, Gargoyles, Stained glass, Pointed arches, and the emphasis on the ornate

Question 3

Where was Gothic architecture customarily found?

Answer 3

Churches

Question 4

What was another name for a church?

Answer 4

Jeweled Houses of God

Question 5

What does Gothic mean?

Answer 5

A style of architecture, originating in France

Question 6

What was the first Gothic Church?

Answer 6

Abbey Church of Saint-Denis

Question 7

Where was Abbey Church of Saint-Denis located?

Answer 7

At the beginning of one of the Pilgrimage routes from Paris to Rome

Question 8

Why Gothic style?

Answer 8

To incorporate as much stained glass to create divine light, arches were stronger than block walls, and less stone was required to build.

Question 9

Within 100 years of _______ over 2700 churches were built in Gothic style.

Answer 9

Abbey Church of Saint-Denis

Question 10

How is divine light made?

Answer 10

Stained glass had the power to transfix the pilgrim’s gaze and the devotion of the congregation.

Question 11

Christian art of this period served as a didactic function. True or False.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Examples of didactic function

Answer 12

1.) Stained glass had scenes from the Bible
2.) Anyone could learn about the faith without having to read

Question 13

Chartres has what aspect of Gothic Architecture?

Answer 13

Flying buttress

Question 14

Flying Buttress

Answer 14

Are anchored to the ground below, and the top is anchored to the ceiling. This holds the building up straight.

Question 15

Gargoyles

Answer 15

Act as protection from evil spirits

Scared people of the evil spirits and pulled them into the Church

Acted as gutters

Stabilized the buttress by adding a downward weight

Question 16

Nave

Answer 16

Meant to inspire awe

Question 17

Rib Vault with pointed arches

Answer 17

Made of stone and arches criss-cross in order to get the pointed arch ceiling

Question 18

Rose window and lancets were…

Answer 18

Very colorful

Question 19

What is on Panel 4:

Answer 19

Christ telling Good Samaritan parable to a couple of Pharisees
- Had detailed faces and expressions
-Circle around the head represents holiness

Question 20

What was on Panel 5:

Answer 20

the Pilgrim leaving Jerusalem

Question 21

What was on Panel 6:

Answer 21

A bandit prepares to attack the pilgrim

Question 22

Aspects of Panel 6

Answer 22

-Lots of red
-The colors are very earthy
-Meant to draw people’s attention
-Not realism

Question 23

Aspects of the Pisa Pulpit

Answer 23

-Lions at the bottom of the pillars
-Symbolize strength and power, a strong foundation
-Ionic pillars
-Carvings are 3D
-All space is taken up to carve

Question 24

What was the disease that killed 30-60% of the European population?

Answer 24

The Black Death

Question 25

Records stated what about the black death

Answer 25

-Half of Paris’ population of 100,000 people died -Florence’s tax records suggest that 80% of the city’s population died within 4 months

Question 26

What happened as a result of the deaths of laborers?

Answer 26

Drastic reduction of the amount of land under cultivation

Question 27

In an effort to keep their tenants what did landowners do?

Answer 27

Substitute wages or money rents in place of labor services

Question 28

The black death leads to a general rise in wages for artisans and peasants. True or False

Answer 28

True

Question 29

During this time we start to see_____.

Answer 29

A rise in the middle class

Question 30

Labors that survived are considered

Answer 30

skilled workers

Question 31

What does renaissance mean?

Answer 31

Rebirth

Question 32

Thinkers went back to ________.

Answer 32

Ancient Greek and Roman culture during the renaissance.

Question 33

Emphasized the ______ apart from ______.

Answer 33

Individuals apart from the religion.

Question 34

Where does the Renaissance start?

Answer 34

Starts in Italy with several port cities becoming independent city states

Question 35

What is secularism?

Answer 35

related to worldly things

Question 36

What is humanism?

Answer 36

system of thought that focuses on humans rather than divine matters

Question 37

What are port cities?

Answer 37

Connection points

Question 38

What was the focus of the literature?

Answer 38

Less on the Church and religion and more on greek/roman ideals of nature and beauty

Question 39

What subjects are a part of the humanities?

Answer 39

Grammer, poetry, philosophy, history, and Rhetoric

Question 40

A humanist is someone who

Answer 40

studies the humanities

Question 41

Who is Petrarch?

Answer 41

An Italian poet who traveled to monastic libraries throughout Europe found Latin manuscripts

Question 42

Petrarch wrote sonnets that focused on...

Answer 42

a love of nature like the old Roman writers

Question 43

William Shakespeare

Answer 43

Used plots from ancient texts rebooted in an updated way for his comedies, tragedies, and histories

Question 44

Johannes Gutenberg

Answer 44

Invented movable type printing press which led to the mass production of books. Allowing new ideas to spread through Europe faster.

Question 45

What was the focus of architecture, painting, and sculpture?

Answer 45

the human-centered world

Question 46

What was the central interest of art?

Answer 46

Imitating nature and rendering the human body in its most beautiful form

Question 47

Who was Filippo Brinelleschi?

Answer 47

An architect who Designed churches with classical columns and rounded arches

Question 48

A known work of Filippo Brinelleschi

Answer 48

Duomo in Florence

Question 49

Known works of Leonardi Da Vinci

Answer 49

Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

Question 50

What were the aspects of Da Vinci's work?

Answer 50

He used the study of anatomy, worked with laws of perspective to create realism and made 2D paintings look 3D.

Question 51

Known works of Michaelangelo

Answer 51

The statue of David and The Sistine Chapel

Question 52

Known works of Jan Van Eck

Answer 52

Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife Madonna Adoved by the Carionicus Van der Paele

Question 53

The aspects of Jan Van Eck's works

Answer 53

On a wooden panel with vibrant colors and captured true to life details

Question 54

What were the aspects of Michelangelo's work?

Answer 54

He wanted to portray humans as a reflection of divine beauty

Question 55

What are the 10 qualities of a good shepherd?

Answer 55

-Have farsightedness -Truthfulness -Learned -Just -Be equitable -Be pure -Peacemaking -Modest -Piast - Jesus met all these qualities and he was a good shepherd

Question 56

In the reading who offered the Christian viewpoint?

Answer 56

Pope Urban

Question 57

What were Pope Urban's thoughts on the Crusades?

Answer 57

He supported the war and thought it was just.

Question 58

Who wanted to take back the Holy Land?

Answer 58

The Pope

Question 59

Reasons why people joined the Crusades

Answer 59

Forgiveness of sins Protection from property being stolen Immunity to lawsuits No interest on loans Free meals

Question 60

From the readings who was in the Crusades?

Answer 60

Fulcher and Solomon

Question 61

How does Ibn's account differ from the others?

Answer 61

He was writing about the Crusades as a historian

Question 62

The Jewish view of the Crusades

Answer 62

The army slaughtered people who were unarmed and actions were justified due to revenge

Question 63

Solomon Bar Simson

Answer 63

A member of the Jewish community who was not in support of the war and he described battles he was involved in.

Question 64

Ibn Al-Athir

Answer 64

A historian