Ch. 8-10 – Flashcard
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Why is Venice home to a vast amount of Byzantine art?
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Venetian mercenaries looted Constantinople's art during the Fourth Crusade.
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According to Augustine, the singing of hymns and psalms in church was established to
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prevent people from becoming bored or sad.
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The word evangelist comes from a Greek word meaning
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"bearer of good."
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The Byzantine emperor Justinian began construction of Hagia Sophia in 532 CE to
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divert attention from domestic turmoil stirred up by warring gangs.
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Why did the Byzantine emperor Leo III inaugurate a program of iconoclasm?
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He argued that God, in the Ten Commandments, had prohibited images.
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Early Christians developed symbols to identify themselves to each other because they
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feared persecution for their faith.
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Which sect is associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls?
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the Essenes
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According to the evangelist Paul, sinners could earn redemption by
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showing their faith in Christ and his salvation.
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San Vitale is unique for its
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octagonal shape.
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In an effort to try to maintain a strong, collective Jewish identity after the Diaspora, rabbis
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wrote down the Oral Torah.
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Conquered Africans were perhaps eager to convert to Islam to
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avoid enslavement.
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Muslim calligraphers placed great emphasis on beautiful writing style primarily to
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reflect the beauty of the Muslim faith as fully as possible.
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The Qur'an advises Muslim women to dress modestly to
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avoid harassment.
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Traditional Arabic music is based on the intonations and rhythms of
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words.
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The design of most mosques is inspired by
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Muhammad's house in Medina.
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The word "hadith" refers to
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Muhammad's sayings.
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Contributing to Islam's rapid spread, the mosque held appeal for its
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provision of a sense of community.
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Muslims generally avoid figurative imagery in the decoration of their mosques because
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Muhammad warned that image makers would face punishment on the Day of Judgment.
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Muslims believe that in 610 CE the Archangel Gabriel first visited Muhammad to
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deliver messages from the one and only God.
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The explosion in book availability in the Arabic world was enabled by the eighth-century
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introduction of the art of papermaking.
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Charlemagne admired the monastery of St. Gall for its
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functional, orderly arrangement.
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Benedictine monks at Cluny introduced
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choral music.
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The Hiberno-Saxon style in manuscript illumination is notable for its role in
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unifying Anglo-Saxon visual culture with Christianity.
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Pope Urban II presented the Crusades as
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a Holy War.
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The Song of Roland describes
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Charlemagne's defeat of the Saracen Muslims.
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Why was courtly love poetry written in the common language of everyday life instead of Latin?
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A greater number of people would be able to enjoy it.
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All of the following were motivations for the First Crusade EXCEPT
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creating a homeland for Jews.
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Which literary work describes a scene similar to the Sutton Hoo discovery?
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Beowulf
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Although the first three Crusades were political and religious failures, they succeeded in
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stimulating Western trade with the East.
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Which medieval cult is connected to courtly love literature?
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the Cult of the Virgin
