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Details Title: 10 - Byzantine Description: Chapter 10 Terms Total Flash Cards: 39 Created: 12/19/2006 17:40:35	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Nave Definition walkway of Christian church (10 - Byzantine) Term Apse Definition cavity in eastern wall of cruciform church that housed the altar (10 - Byzantine) Term monotheism Definition one god (10 - Byzantine) Term Passover Definition Jewish celebration (10 - Byzantine) Term liturgy Definition public celebration of the Word (10 - Byzantine) Term Eucharist Definition Thanksgiving, celebration of the bread and wine in the Church (10 - Byzantine) Term Edict of Milan Definition Passed by Constantine in 313 AD, legalized all religions in Rome (10 - Byzantine) Term Chi-Ro Definition Greek letters X and P, superimposed upon eachother to create Constantine's symbol (10 - Byzantine) Term iconography Definition pictures and symbols (10 - Byzantine) Term Scriptures Definition "written word" (10 - Byzantine) Term apocrypha Definition secret (10 - Byzantine) Term Evangelist Definition spreaders of the Word (10 - Byzantine) Term Torah Definition holy book of Judaism; first five books of Christian Bible (10 - Byzantine) Term Epistles Definition letters from Paul, which taught of how to live life as a Christian (10 - Byzantine) Term Ichthus Definition "fish" - also an acronym representing Christ (10 - Byzantine) Term Schism Definition split in the Church (10 - Byzantine) Term Sinister Definition "left" - having an evil connotation (10 - Byzantine) Term Transept Definition space before the altar, separating the nave and apse (10 - Byzantine) Term Ambulatory Definition walkway (10 - Byzantine) Term Vestibule Definition gathering space in a Church, also known as the Narthex (10 - Byzantine) Term Basilica Definition large Christian churches, adopted from the Roman buildings, because they could house many people (10 - Byzantine) Term Longitudinal Definition Western-style church, also known as Cruciform (10 - Byzantine) Term Centrally-Planned Definition Orthodox (eastern) style church (10 - Byzantine) Term Martyrium Definition baptistry (10 - Byzantine) Term Mausoleum Definition tomb (10 - Byzantine) Term iconoclast Definition one who doesn't believe in iconography (10 - Byzantine) Term Anthemius and Isidorus Definition the Greek mathematicians who were the architects of the Hagia Sophia (10 - Byzantine) Term Vienna Genesis Definition famous codex depicting Biblical events (10 - Byzantine) Term pier Definition big support (10 - Architectural Terms) Term buttress Definition support for a wall, either on the inside or outside (10 - Architectural Terms) Term oculus Definition hole in the middle of a dome (10 - Architectural Terms) Term squinch Definition ledge to hold the dome, transitions from square to round (10 - Architectural Terms) Term pendentive Definition dome support characterized by concave upside-down triangles, gives the appearance of floating (Hagia Sophia) (10 - Architectural Terms) Term codex Definition early book, with pages (10 - Writing Terms) Term diptych Definition two parts (10 - Writing Terms) Term parchment Definition goat or sheep skin paper (10 - Writing Terms) Term vellum Definition calfskin paper (10 - Writing Terms) Term manuscript Definition written book (10 - Writing Terms) Term narrative Definition story, in art it is a story in picture form (10 - Writing Terms)