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What are Abrahamic Faiths?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What are motifs in art?
Recurring symbols or designs.
What is calligraphy?
Decorative handwriting, especially in Islamic art.
What are arabesques?
Geometric patterns in Islamic art.
What is feudalism?
Social system where lords granted safety to peasants for work.
What were the Crusades?
Wars initiated by the Catholic Church to spread Christianity.
What are Mendicant Orders?
Religious groups dedicated to spreading church teachings.
What is realism in art?
Accurate depiction of the natural world.
What is naturalism in art?
Art that depicts things as they appear in nature.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
16th-century religious movement challenging the Catholic Church.
What was the Counter-Reformation?
Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation.
How did Early Christian art influence later religious art?
Early Christian art set the stage for later religious art in the Byzantine, Medieval, and Renaissance periods.
How did the Renaissance shift from the artistic traditions of the Medieval period?
The Renaissance's focus on humanism was a significant shift from the more spiritually focused art of the Medieval period.
How did the Baroque period use art to build on the traditions of the Counter-Reformation?
The Baroque period used dramatic techniques to re-engage the faithful during the Counter-Reformation.
What were the key influences on Late Antique and Byzantine art?
The spread of Christianity and the Roman Empire's influence.
What was the key influence on Islamic art?
The religion of Islam, which prohibits human figures in religious art.
What were the key influences on Early Medieval art?
The fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of new political entities.
What were the key influences on Romanesque art?
Feudalism, The Crusades, and the rise of pilgrimage culture.
What were the key influences on Gothic art?
Development of European economy, growing cities, and the rise of the merchant class.
What were the key influences on Renaissance art?
Renewed interest in classical ideals, emphasis on realism and naturalism. The Protestant Reformation also influenced artwork.
What were the key influences on Baroque art?
The Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation, use of art as propaganda, and the spread of Baroque art to New Spain.