FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 4 CONTENT EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 4 CONTENT EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -61 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which group occupied and sacked Constantinople in 1204, carting away much of its material wealth?

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Crusaders Question 2: a structure with a large central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side

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Central-plan building Question 3: Which people dwelled in lands peripheral to the Byzantine and Sassanian empires at the time Islam arose?

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Arabians Question 4: the destruction of religious or sacred images. In Byzantium, the period from 726 to 843 when there was an imperial ban on such images.

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iconoclasm

Question 5: Why did Sultan Hasan have his mausoleum placed at the southern part of the madrasa complex he built in Cairo?

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So those praying to Mecca would face his tomb Question 6: a stepped pulpit the imam stands on and preached from, set up in front of the qibla wall.

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Minbar Question 7: A spherical triangle which acts as a transition between a circular dome and a square base on which the dome is set

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Pendentive Question 8: What is the explanation for the double rows of arches in the prayer hall of the Mezquita, shown here?

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To account for the height of the reused columns

Question 9: semicircular niche set into the qibla wall of a mosque.

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Mihrab Question 10: Which Middle Byzantine object type best demonstrates the complete rejection of iconoclasm?

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Painted icon

Question 11: Islam's sacred book, composed of surahs divided into verses.

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Koran

Question 12: What was the Islamic political and cultural center in the early centuries of the religion's history?

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the Middle East Question 13: The octagonal dome of the Dome of the Rock most closely resembles which structure?

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San Vitale, Ravenna Question 14: The entrance portal at the Imam Mosque in Isfahan is notable for what aspect?

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Its tilework Question 15: Which building did Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus build for Justinian?

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Church of Holy Wisdom Question 16: a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

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minaret Question 17: What element of this mosaic shows that Theodora is not quite equal in status with her husband?

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She is still outside the sanctuary.Question 18: An early form of Arabic script, characterized by angularity, with uprights forming almost right angles with the baseline.

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Kufic

Question 19: After fire destroyed the earlier church during the Middle Byzantine period, the new Saint Mark's was modeled after which of the following churches?

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Holy Apostles, Constantinople

Question 20: Which of the following is a Late Byzantine church?

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Christ in Chora, Constantinople Question 21: a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows

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monastery Question 22: a large semicircular niche protruding from an end wall. In a Christian church, it houses the altar

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Apse Question 23: A three-paneled painting, ivory plaque, or altarpiece. Also, a small, portable shrine with hinged wings used for private devotion.

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Triptych Question 24: Why did the Byzantine emperors call themselves Romans and their empire Rome?

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They saw themselves as the legitimate successors to ancient Rome.Question 25: What is the effect created by the muqarnas in this dome from the Hall of the Abencerrajes?

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Reflect light