Exam 4: Early Christianity and Byzantium

Religious art resumed in Byzantium under the _____ dynasty.

What qualities make this version of the Good Shepherd so regal?

How is the design of Saint Mark's in Venice connected to its political ties and history?

What is the overall theme of the mosaics of San Vitale? Please identify specific motifs or subjects that support the overall theme. Please also consider the significance of Justinian's and Theodora's presence in this mosaic program.

Which Roman architectural types were borrowed for Early Christian structures? Citing examples, explain which features were borrowed and identify new features that emerged. Explain what types of functions the different building types served.

Christians designated the Jewish books of the Bible as the _____.

Looming high in the dome, the image of the _____ in the Church of the Dormition at Daphni connects the worshiper with Heaven through Christ.

The largest surviving amount of art created before Christianity was legal is found in _____.

Santa Costanza is an example of which church type?

How did mosaics function in Early Christian architecture?

The imperial ban on images that ended the early Byzantine period is called _____.

The Middle Byzantine emperor _____ regarded himself as the restorer of the Roman Empire.

Hagia Sophia was the grandest Byzantine structure ever built. Describe the features that make it one of the most significant buildings in world architecture. Please consider its plan, structural innovations, decoration, and visual effect.

Compare and contrast Old Saint Peter's, Rome, and the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople. How is each building unique and innovative? How is each building significant and relevant to its period and place? What outside influences, if any, shaped each building? Be sure to include innovative construction elements in your .

Before Constantine, Christians worshiped in small numbers in _____.

Early Christian art describes images _____.