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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Apse

A

Semicircular recess at one end of a church

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2
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Ambulatory

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Passage around the apse of a church

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3
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Catacomb

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Underground corridor used for burial

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4
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Codex

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Pages of vellum or parchment bound together; predecessor of a modern book

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5
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Cathedra

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Latin for bishop’s chair

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6
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Constantinople

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Formerly Byzantine

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7
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Diptych

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Two hinged, carved panels

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8
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Iconoclasm

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Destruction of religious images

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9
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Icon

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Holy image

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10
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Folios

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Separate leaves enclosed within a cover and bound together at one side in a codex.

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11
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Loculi

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Catacomb niches to receive the dead

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12
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Narthex

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Porch or vestibule of a church

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13
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Justinian

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Emperor who conquered Ravenna

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14
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Pendentive

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One of the four concave triangular pieces of masonry used to support a dome

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15
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Ravenna

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Last capital of West Roman Empire

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16
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Refectory

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Dining hall

17
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Squinch

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Architectural elements used as a transition from a square to a polygonal for a some or circular base

18
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Theocrat

A

Ruler combine with temporal and spiritual authority

19
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Transept

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Portion of a cruciform church with an axis that crosses the main axis at right angles

20
Q

Vellum

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Skin of unborn calf used for writing materials

21
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Arabesque

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An intricate ornament that interlaces simulated foliage

22
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Minaret

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A slender tower with balconies, especially on a mosque

23
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Quran

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Writing of Islam

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