Exam 7: Byzantium and Islam

Byzantine emperors were seen as divinely sanctioned by God.

Byzantium was a sacked by the __________ in 1204.

Byzantine art was a short-lived phenomenon.

Another word for a halo is __________.

The fall of the Roman Empire occurred in the year __________.

__________ is a decorative work for walls,vaults,floors,or ceilings,composed of pieces of colored material set in plaster or cement.

Which ivory carving includes depictions of emissaries from the West and from India?

Anna Comnena was perhaps the most important writer of __________ in the Byzantine era.

__________ of the Qur'an have traditionally been forbidden,and when produced have been seen as only paraphrases of the actual text.

In medieval times,the city of __________ best preserved the classical tradition.

The __________ was the first major example of Islamic architecture.

The goal of hieratic style is to represent real life.

Unlike painting in the West,icons did not __________ biblical events.

In the East,nearly all subject matter was __________.

The genre of __________ literature grew out of monasticism.

__________ is a philosophy concerned with human beings,their achievements,and interests.

The Hagia Sophia has the largest __________ ever created.

Although no music manuscripts exist from the Byzantine era,we are still familiar with the type of hymn called __________,based on the sixth-century hymns.

Which Byzantine medium was more important for wall art than painting?

__________ refers to a Muslim's sacred pilgrimage to Mecca.