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Gothic art and culture

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    Level 2º ESO
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  • School controlled by the municipal authority:
    urban school.
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  • School controlled by bishops:
    episcopal school.
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  • Native language from each country:
    vernacular language.
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  • Religious order created to address the problems of poverty and social conflict in the new urban society: .
    Franciscans
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  • Religious order dedicated to religious teaching with the aim of maintaining piety among the urban population: .
    Dominicans
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  • Outer arch leading away from the building that supports the weight of the building.
    flying buttress
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  • Ornamental moulding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
    archivolt
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  • Decorative column in the center of an arch, forming divisions in a window or door.
    mullion
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  • Dome formed by the intersection of two pointed arches that were supported by four support columns.
    ribbed vaulting
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  • Decoration in the form of arrows.
    gable
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  • Triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance.
    tympanum
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  • Vertical structure built against a wall to strengthen or support it.
    buttress
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  • Pyramidal or conical ornament on top of a buttress that gave the church a greater sense of height.
    pinnacle
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  • Circular window with a decorative pattern.
    rose window
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  • Window made up of coloured glass pieces that create a pattern or picture.
    stained glass window
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  • Arch made up of two arc sections forming a point at the apex.
    pointed arch
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