G8 U9 CH21 "Cathedrals"

Front

Medieval cathedrals were built mainly of which of the following materials?
Bricks, Steel, Wood, Stone

Back

Stone

Front

The delicate stonework around a cathedral's stained glass windows was known as ___?___

Back

Tracery

Front

TRUE or FALSE: The construction of a Medieval cathedral could take generations (more than one hundred years) to complete.

Back

TRUE

Front

Most Medieval cathedrals were dedicated to Notre Dame. To whom were they dedicated?

Back

Mary, Mother of God

Front

What was the name given to the "arm"/ inclined bar / arch that extended away from the wall of the cathedral and transferred the enormous outward forces of the wall downward toward the ground?

Back

Flying Buttress

Front

A carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between was called a ___?___.

Back

Gargoyle

Front

TRUE or FALSE: Most medieval cathedrals and churches were built on a north-south Axis with the altar at the Southern end and the main entrance on the Northern end.

Back

FALSE

Front

What was added to molten clear glass to create colored stained glass?

Back

Metal Oxides

Front

Look at the photograph. Is the church in the photograph Romanesque or Gothic in design?

Back

Romanesque

Front

Look at the photograph. Is this the interior of a Romanesque or a Gothic Cathedral?

Back

Gothic