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Arts and Humanities History History of Europe
Humanities Final Exam
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system that described economic and political relations between
landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages;
Manorialism
involved a hierarchy of reciprocal obligations that exchanged
labor or rents for access to land.
a legal document listing the privileges of the towns people;
Town Charter
people ruled themselves with the charter
Cathedral A bishop's church.
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peasants on a manor; they were bound to the land; they were
Serf not slaves who could be bought and sold—still they were not
free
Monastery A community in which monks lead lives devoted to religion.
type of European architecture that developed in the Middle
Gothic Style Ages, characterized by west fronts with ornate portals,
geometric relationships, flying buttresses, and ribbed vaulting
Massive walls, stone arches, and exterior decoration/sculpture.
Romanesque Style
Borrowed Roman architectural aesthetic features.
served as regent of France, abbot of Saint-Denis and was
Abbot Suger
responsible for its rebuilding. Began the Gothic Architecture.
Abbey of St. Denis Was rebuilt by Abbot Suger
Ribbed vaults Lighter and stronger than barrel vaults.
long rounded ceilings found in romanesque churches. These
Barrel vaults ceilings needed huge pillars and thick walls to hold them up.
Windows were small and set back, they let in little light
Protested against cathedrals, said that the Church clothed the
Bernard of Clairvaux
cathedrals with gold yet ignored the naked.
supports that helped hold up church walls from the outside,
Flying buttress allowing for much higher ceilings and an interior that had no
columns
the group of people who were responsible to gather and record
Cathedral Chapter finances, hire workers and keep records of the cathedral building
process and progress
a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a
Post and lintel
horizontal beam (lintel)
formed at the point at which 2 barrel vaults intersect at right
Groin vault
angles
Period during 11th and 12th centuries in western Europe,
Romanesque Period characterized by influence and interpretation of Roman
architecture.
Gothic Period 12th to 14th centuries, characterized by Gothic style architecture.
Ribbed Groin Vault Allowed for efficient channeling of weight in Medieval Churches
Area of France around Paris. Area ruled directly by the King of
Ile-de-France
France.
Sancta Camisia Relic said to have been worn by the Virgin Mary.
Arcade A series of barrel vaults
the passage (walkway) around the apse in a church or around the
Ambulatory
central space in a central-plan church
Nave the central area of a church
Side Aisle smaller aisles to the side of the nave
either of the two side parts of a cross-shaped church that are at
Transept
an angle of 90 degrees to the main part
the space in a cruciform church formed by the intersection of the
Crossing
nave and the transept
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Arts and Humanities History History of Europe
Humanities Final Exam
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Students also studied
STAT 330 - Chapter 9 NCLEX Vocab Quiz 1
33 terms 127 terms 15 terms
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
Something that stands for something else, especially a material object used to represent
something else.
Choose an answer
1 Metaphor 2 Persona
3 Legend 4 Symbol
Don't know?
Terms in this set (132)
system that described economic and political relations between
landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages;
Manorialism
involved a hierarchy of reciprocal obligations that exchanged
labor or rents for access to land.
a legal document listing the privileges of the towns people;
Town Charter
people ruled themselves with the charter
Cathedral A bishop's church.
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peasants on a manor; they were bound to the land; they were
Serf not slaves who could be bought and sold—still they were not
free
Monastery A community in which monks lead lives devoted to religion.
type of European architecture that developed in the Middle
Gothic Style Ages, characterized by west fronts with ornate portals,
geometric relationships, flying buttresses, and ribbed vaulting
Massive walls, stone arches, and exterior decoration/sculpture.
Romanesque Style
Borrowed Roman architectural aesthetic features.
served as regent of France, abbot of Saint-Denis and was
Abbot Suger
responsible for its rebuilding. Began the Gothic Architecture.
Abbey of St. Denis Was rebuilt by Abbot Suger
Ribbed vaults Lighter and stronger than barrel vaults.
long rounded ceilings found in romanesque churches. These
Barrel vaults ceilings needed huge pillars and thick walls to hold them up.
Windows were small and set back, they let in little light
Protested against cathedrals, said that the Church clothed the
Bernard of Clairvaux
cathedrals with gold yet ignored the naked.
supports that helped hold up church walls from the outside,
Flying buttress allowing for much higher ceilings and an interior that had no
columns
the group of people who were responsible to gather and record
Cathedral Chapter finances, hire workers and keep records of the cathedral building
process and progress
a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a
Post and lintel
horizontal beam (lintel)
formed at the point at which 2 barrel vaults intersect at right
Groin vault
angles
Period during 11th and 12th centuries in western Europe,
Romanesque Period characterized by influence and interpretation of Roman
architecture.
Gothic Period 12th to 14th centuries, characterized by Gothic style architecture.
Ribbed Groin Vault Allowed for efficient channeling of weight in Medieval Churches
Area of France around Paris. Area ruled directly by the King of
Ile-de-France
France.
Sancta Camisia Relic said to have been worn by the Virgin Mary.
Arcade A series of barrel vaults
the passage (walkway) around the apse in a church or around the
Ambulatory
central space in a central-plan church
Nave the central area of a church
Side Aisle smaller aisles to the side of the nave
either of the two side parts of a cross-shaped church that are at
Transept
an angle of 90 degrees to the main part
the space in a cruciform church formed by the intersection of the
Crossing
nave and the transept
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