Exam 8: The Early Middle Ages

Dance in the Middle Ages was banned by the church,yet remained in practice in various __________ forms.

The color palette of illuminated manuscripts is inspired by __________ mosaics and decorations.

__________ usually refers to a way of life in which an ideal of perfection or a higher level of religious experience is pursued through living together in a community.

Pope __________ converted England to Christianity in 597.

What is the goal of mysticism?

__________ is a lifestyle of austerity and self-discipline,generally religious in nature.

__________ is the recessed ornamental space between an arch and a lintel.

Christian __________ was championed by St Bernard.

__________ refers to the period after the success of Charles Martel at the battle of Poitiers.

Hildegard of Bingen's Book of Divine Works expounds on her theology of microcosm and macrocosm.

__________ is a style that flourished throughout Western Europe from about 1050 to about 1200.

Romanesque churches differed from Byzantine churches by being built according to the shape of a __________.

How did the Gero Crucifix depict Christ?

The earliest examples of Christian sculpture are all __________.

The __________,as a symbol of the powers of darkness and evil,was a strong force in medieval thinking.

__________ is the name commonly used to refer to the monodic vocal liturgical music of the Christian Catholic churches.

Analyze the common themes of the three epic poems discussed in this chapter.What do they tell us about life in the early Middle Ages? Why do you think they remain popular in the modern world?

Charlemagne was called "the Great" because of his vast formal education.

The daily schedule of the monastery is called the __________.

The term __________,coming from the Greek word for "hermit" and "exercise," originally applied to athletes and soldiers.