Byzantine Architecture

large ________ used to support domes which covers polygonal and square plans or churches and baptisteries.

• aisle

• pendentive

• vault

• narthex

which is the correct order?

• Istanbul - Constantinople - Byzantium

• Constantinople - Byzantium - Istanbul

• Byzantium - Constantinople - Istanbul

• Constantinople - Istanbul - Byzantium

most Byzantine Architecture are _______ ; meaning Church related.

• Ecclesiastical

• Sacred

• Sacerdotal

• Pastoral

what makes Hagia Sophia well-known for its "suspended by golden chain from heaven" description?

• The lavish heavenly golden mosaic decorations and ornamentations that glisten under the Sun.

• The dome was ringed with windows that lets in light.

• Religious icons were done on mosaics on the domes, giving the effect of 'floating to heaven' on earth.

• The spacious area under the golden dome created the effect of openness hence the feeling of suspension by the golden chain.

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia
• National Cathedral
• Notre Dame
• Taj Mahal

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 
• Athens 
• Constantinople 
• Italy 

Which of the following would most likely be found in Byzantine art? 

• marble statues of Roman gods
• portraits of oridnary people
• woven tapestries of emperors
• mosaics of Christian religious figures

how many type of cross for plan in Byzantine Architecture; and what are they?

• Two; Greek Cross & Roman Cross

• Two; Greek Cross & Latin Cross

• Three; Greek Cross, Roman Cross & Latin Cross

• One; Latin Cross

What was the skeleton of a building in this empire made up of?

• cement

• timber

• concrete

• aluminium

byzantine emperors used art and architecture to signal their _________ and _________.

• strength; wealth

• power; wealth

• power; importance

• strength; importance