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APWH Chap 11-15

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hypostyle hall
hall with a roof supported by columns
mihrab
a semi-circular nitche set into the qibla wall of a mosque
200 BCE - 600 CE
Moche Art
300 - 900 CE (4th - 10th)
Mayan Art
13th - 19th
Benin Art
Benin Art
Nigeria; scarification between eyebrows, brass/bronze
Hagia Sophia
532-537; Church of Holy Wisdom; basillica; Constantinople; Isodorus & Anthemeus; domes; plain exterior and lavish interior;
illuminated manuscripts
illustrated books
Santa Sabina
basillica
The ban of icons
Iconoclasm
Santa Costanza
central planned
Interior of St. Apollinare Nuevo
504 CE Miracle of Loaves and Fishes (Ravenna)
500 BCE - 200 CE
Nok Art
Early Christian Art
early 1st-early 6th; lavish interiors plain exteriors
Chirst as Pantokrator
Greece; ruler/judge of all
apse
frames the altar
Muhammad
Muslimss believe that the Koran was sent by Allah through Muhammad
Late Byzantine Art
early 13th - early 15th
Great Mosque at Cordoba
784 CE; Spain; ornaite exterior; Hypostyle hall, horshoe arch
vaults
a continuous arch
Nok
Nigeria; cylindrical head shape, terra cotta, sagging eyes, fish mouth
nave
middle isle that leads to alter
San Vitale
central plan; Ravenna; apse highly decorated
Galla Placidia
cross shapped church
Kongo
Congo; power figures, spirits embedded in the figures, Vudu like
ribs
slender masonry arches that prject from the surface
narthex
proch of a vestibule of a church
Muslim
followers of Islam; 2nd largest religion
Inca
Machu Picchu; well designed cities in unaccessable places; ashlar masonry
central planned church
symmetrical and usually round or polygonal in ; used for baptistry, moseluem, and private chappels
tesserae
tiny stones/glass cut to desired shapes to form mosaics
cross chaped church
crossing tower; shape of a cross
Muquarnes
stucco decorations in Islamic buildings shapped like stalagites
Aztec
Central Mexico; most famous artworks are gold jewlery with jade and turquoise; scculptures from violent ceremonies
minarets
tower from which the faithful are called to worship
basillica planned church
rectangle shaped church with apse at one end
Koran
Islamic sacred texts
pendentive
curved triangular supports for a dome
lunette
semi-circular area (flat side down) in a wall over a door, window, or nitche
conch
half dome
qibla walls
wall facing Mecca; directions muslims face when praying
mosque
Islamic building for collective worship
Islam
a monothiestic religion based upon the Koran. The term Islam translates to "submission to God"
Rebecca and Elizer at the Well
early 6th century; biblical scenes
arcade
row of arches
Moche Art
Peru; portable cermaics with flattened bottom, heads dramatically oversized, placed on graves as offerings
squinches
arches, corbles, or lintels that bridge corners of suporting walls under a dome
Iconoclasm
early 8th - mid 9th
1438 - 1532 (early 15th - early 16th)
Inca
19th - 20th
Kongo
Sahn
interior courtyard of a mosque
African Art
1. representations of family ancestors 2. suckling mother sculptures common 3. prefer wood 4. mud brick architecture
Art of Islam
early 7th - early 17th
Dome of the Rock
687-692; Jerusalem; Adam's Burial, Temple of Solomon, Abraham's preperation for Isaac's sacrifice; ornaite exterior
1400 - 1521 (15th - early 16th)
Aztec Art
Kufic Script
early for of arabic script, characterized by angularity with uprights almost forming right angles at the baseline
Early Byzantine Art
early 6th - early 8th
chior
space reserved for clergy and singers
Ogival Arches
pointed of gothic arches
Justinian, Bishiop Maximianus, and attendants
526-547; San Vitale; Justinian: purple symbolizes royalty, centered, halo. Maximianus: gold robe, name above him.
imam
leader of collective worship
David composing the Psalms
illuminated manuscript; echo, melody, Mt. Bethlehem; linear qualities; surrounded by animals
Mayan Art
Belieze, Guatamala, Honduras, Yucatan; ideal beauty, 1/2 seated 1/2 lying figures, Chichen Itza
Madrasas
Hafiz: course for memorization of the Koran. Alim: candidates to become scholars in the community
maqsura
in some mosques, a screened area in front of a mihrab; RSVP for a ruler
calligraphy
beautiful writing; in Greek, handwritten letters as decorative art
Middle Byzantine Art
mid 9th - early 13th
transept
asile of a church that crosses the nave at the right angle
Miracle of Loaves and Fishes
youthfull, beardless Jesus, nimbus, Jesus preforming miracle, linear folds

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