Byzantium Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Intensity term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white Value the amount of light reflected by a hue Hue the dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue, green, and so forth. Cloisonne An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium Chiaroscuro Italian "light-dark". The gradation of light a...

Anna Comnena's writings can be described as: - Ans A scholarly study of a particular reign of a Byzantine Emperor Which was NOT an aspect of the style of Byzantine mosaics and paintings? - Ans Gestures are made expressive Which is NOT a correct distinction between the Western Christian church and the Eastern Orthodox church? - Ans The Western church worshipped God in the form of the Trinity and the Eastern Church accepted God as being a Unity (one).

After numerous Arab incursions, Byzantium became the aggressor and started recapturing some of its lost territory correct answer: around 850. Tagmata were able to move aggressively outward, expanding the Byzantine Empire, correct answer: because themes took care of attacks on Byzantine territory. Which of the following was achieved during the Macedonian renaissance? correct answer: It permanently integrated classical forms into Byzantine political and religious life. Which of the fol...

1. Baroque Art Content: - 17th and 18th centuries - style propagated by the Catholic Church, monumental works of public art - meant to inspire a sense of awe - illustrated Catholic ideas, biblical or mythical depictions - Sculptures showed movement 2. Baroque Art Context: - included allegories (stories with hidden meaning/mes- sages) - 1732 Trevi Fountain in Rome - overly ornate sculpture. Major Artists - Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Rubens 3. Medieval Art Content: - Spans more than 1,000 ye...

another name for the 10 commandments Decalogue biblical name for Sumer Shinar capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Byzantium symbols used to express ideas ideograms human worship, making man into a god humanism founding fathers of Israel patriarchs

Intensity degrees of shading between black and white (expressive drawing effect) Cloisonne enameling technique where thin wire partitions (cloisons) are filled with enamel (art form from ancient Byzantium) Chiaroscuro using light (chiaro) and dark, or shade (use of shading) Hue dimension of color determined by wavelength of light (one of the main properties of color) Veduta Italian for "view" (landscape painting popular in 18th century Venice) Volute architectural element on an ionic ca...

CTXT 121 - Class 13 - LateAntiquity Study Guide ACTUAL EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!! 2 Course Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives Type Definition Notes Study Guide School Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Content Class: -Lecture and discussion, Late Antiquity I: Early Christianity (Judaism and Christianity; early Christian architecture and art; Constantine; the early Christian basilica; early Christian mosaics) - Lecture and discussion, Late Antiq...

TMU Exam #2 Jensen W-History Questions and Answers 440 AD -Answer-Roman Bishop (Leo I) claims supremacy over other bishops 843 AD -Answer-Restoration of Icons in the Eastern Church 1054 AD -Answer-"Great Schism" (East-West) begins (ends 1965) 1204 AD -Answer-Constantinople attacked as part of the Fourth Crusade 1453 AD -Answer-Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks Canonization -Answer-in the RCC, the definitive sentence by which the pope declares a particular dead person to have al...

another name for the 10 commandments - Decalogue biblical name for Sumer - Shinar capital of the Eastern Roman Empire - Byzantium symbols used to express ideas - ideograms human worship, making man into a god - humanism founding fathers of Israel - patriarchs government ruled by God - theocracy Greek word for "between the rivers" - Mesopotamia T/F civil government began AFTER the Deluge -

Akhenaten - correct answerfather of King Tut + created new, monotheistic religion worshiping Akhen + disappeared after his death Alexander the Great - correct answerMacedonian king + son of Philip II + conquered land from Greece to Egypt to India's western border Archimedes - correct answerGreek architect and mathematician + studied circles/spheres Augustus - correct answerfirst Roman emperor + originally named Octavian + longest ruling emperor + ruled for 41 years + Julius Caesar's a...