Art of the Middle Ages

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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?

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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

Through which European countries did the monastic movement spread?

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Rome to Scotland

Front

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

Back

The perfection of God

Front

Which word best describes the societal structure in the image?

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Feudalism

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What is Feudalism?

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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