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Module 5 - Spectacular Vision

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  • What two types of residence were used during Charlemagne's reign?
    Wood-framed manor house and castle. The castle took form of a motte and then a motte and bailey.
  • What helped Africa reach international trade routes in 6000 BCE?
    Camels
  • Why are Lalibela's four compounds connected by a network of channels and reservoirs?
    To collect the heavy summer rainfall and to offer blessings of "holy water"
  • What is the Castillo in Chichen Itza? And what is important about it?
    It is a biaxially symmetrical platform mound. It is a sacrificial temple that also functions as a solar calendar/.
  • What were the public spaces called in Italy?
    Piazza
  • What is this image, who is it named after and why?
    Interior of Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques, France. Named after a twelve-year old Christian girl who was martyred. The churched survived the French Revolution.
  • Why was Venice a unique city? Or why was its architecture unique?
    The lack of land encouraged the development of its unique class system with less class struggle. Also, its architecture was influenced by Islamic architecutre.
  • What is a chevet and why was it created?
    East portion that includes the choir, ambulatory, and radiating chapel to allow for both the pilgrims and clergy to move around during Mass.
  • What type of architecture came out of the Medieval times from 800-1100 and what plan set the tone for proceeding blueprints?
    Medieval Monasteries and Saint Gall Monastery in Saint Gall, Switzerland, c. 814.
  • What are the basic elements of a Gothic rib vault?
    Roth states, "ribs, pointed arches, and lateral, "external" bracing (anticipating flying buttresses) - emphasis on mass resisting vertical and lateral thrust.
  • Name 3 phases of Gothic architecture?
    Early Gothic, High Gothic, Rayonnant, Flamboyant, English Gothic, Perpendicular
  • What is a Gothic compound pier?
    Columnar bundles vertically and at a rotated 45 degree angle.
  • Why was Gothic architecture born?
    Renewal and rebuilding of old structures that had been destroyed by fire.
  • Who was the emperor that initiated the Carolingian renaissance in the ninth century?
    Charlemagne, King of the Franks
  • Where are the most famous rock-cut architecture located? (two different places)
    Lalibela, Ethiopia and Cappadocia, Turkey
  • What is this device and what activates it?
    Born and Horn states, [...] "water-powered trip-hammer, activated by a cam block."
  • What architectural element is 13th century Cairo known for?
    Domes
  • What type of architecture is Notre Dame?
    Gothic
  • What architectural monument is Doge's Palace in Venice similar to?
    Hagia Sophia
  • Name 3 places enclosing arches are used in parts of the church?
    altar screens, choir enclosures, tombs, or bishops' thrones
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