Understanding terminology that describes Early Christian, Byzantine, and Early Medieval architecture

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AP Art History › Understanding terminology that describes Early Christian, Byzantine, and Early Medieval architecture

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Semi-circular arches from the first millenneum CE are a common feature of European churches in the style of architecture known as __________.

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The sides of a door or window frame, often decorated with sculpture in medieval churches, is called a _____________.

3

What is a tribune?

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A(n) ______________ is a processional walkway around the apse in a basilica church, or the central space in a centrally-planned church.

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Which term refers to the style of art and architecture that emerged from the unification of Europe under a centralized Christian aesthetic, inaugurating a massive series of building projects as the Church became the chief patron of the arts?

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The dome of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople, built in 537 CE, was the first dome to be built using fully-developed __________.

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What type of vaulting has has six sections?

8

What is the drum of a building?

9

What is a finial?

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In a mosque, such as the mosque built in Cordoba by Islamic Umayyad royalty exiled from Damascus, the mihrab is __________.

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