Medieval Architecture

5 Written Questions

1. Late 6th and 7th centuries. 1st part of Pre-Romanesque. Churches were built for political people to live in.
2. Recipe for concrete was lost, and the huge buildings required stone.
3. Term coined in 1818 by Charles Alexis Adrien. Inspired by Roman Architecture.
4. 1150-1600. Originally called "French Style". the name is an insult to barbarian goths.
5. architecture and monumental sculpture

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Told stories from the Bible. "Poor man's Bible".
   1. buttresses
   2. Ottonian Architecture
   3. Gothic Architecture Features
   4. Stained Glass
2. Western Europe
   1. Romanesque Architecture Features
   2. Pre-Romanesque Architecture consisted of:
   3. Pre-romaneque architecture was found in:
   4. Romanesque Architecture (general info)
3. Carolingian dominated Western European Politics. This tried to emulate Roman Architecture. 2nd part of Pre-Romanesque
   1. Merovingian Architecture
   2. Parts/eras of medieval architecture
   3. Carolingian Architecture
   4. Ottonian Architecture
4. Arches on every level. Ribbed vault. Buttresses and Flying buttresses. Vertical emphasis. Tall and Skinny (to reach god) Flooded with light, used Rose Windows, Stained Glass, Tracery, Spires, sculptures and gargoyles.
   1. Gothic Architecture (general info)
   2. Gothic Architecture Features
   3. Ottonian Architecture
   4. Romanesque Architecture Features
5. Round arches, bacilica-like plan, short, thick walls, sturdy piers, piers alternated with columns, few tiny window, no glass. Groin vaults, decorative arcades, symmetrical.
   1. Romanesque Architecture (general info)
   2. Pre-Romanesque Architecture consisted of:
   3. Gothic Architecture Features
   4. Romanesque Architecture Features

4 True/False Questions

1. buttresses → Told stories from the Bible. "Poor man's Bible".

   True        False

2. Parts/eras of medieval architecture → Carolingian dominated Western European Politics. This tried to emulate Roman Architecture. 2nd part of Pre-Romanesque

   True        False

3. Influences of Pre-Romanesque architecture → Recipe for concrete was lost, and the huge buildings required stone.

   True        False

4. Ottonian Architecture → Evolved during Otto the Great's rule (936-975). Found in germany. Borrowed from Carolingian and Byzantine. Mid 10th-Mid 11th Century.

   True        False