Middle Ages Art and Architecture

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What important event(s) influenced the ART and Architecture of The Middle Ages?

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The Fall of Rome / Christianism

Front

Which group of people kept literacy alive during that time?

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Monks

Front

What group shows the hierarchy of the FEUDALISM societal structure?

Back

The King/Warlord

The Nobles/Clergy

The Peasants

Front

What did the local warlord promise to the peasants?

Back

Land and protection

Front

What important task did the monks do during the early Middle Ages?

Back

Monks kept literacy alive in Western civilization by being the scribes and scholars of Europe

Front

Which country was recognized for being popular during the Christian monastic movement?

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Ireland

Front

What did the symmetry in architecture symbolize during the Middle Ages?

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The perfection of God

Balance & Order

Front

What is Feudalism?

Back

Feudalism is a social and economic system based on land ownership and loyalty

Front

What are some architectural features of the ROMANESQUE church?

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Round arches, round columns, sturdy thick walls, squat towers and small windows

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What are the architectural characteristics of the Byzantine art/architecture?

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mosaic, gold color, sphere style dome