The Longitudinal-Plan consists of elongated narrow structures. It has a horizontal axis to alter. The atrium is the forecourt of the church, and it was encased by four free standing columns leading to the Narthex, is the length of the short end of the building. Portals direct you from the narthex to the nave. .
SLIDE 11 Section 2: Cultural Blending Case Study: The Safavid Empire Patterns of Cultural Blending Cultural Blending in Persia • Between 16th and 18th centuries a Shi’ite Muslim dynasty ruled Persia • Safavid Empire—Shi’ite Muslim dynasty from 16th to 18th centuries Causes of Cultural Blending • Changes occur through migration, conquest, trade, or religion Results of Cultural Blending • Changes in language, religion, government, use of technology • Racial and ethnic blending, intermarriage • Cultural styles adapted into arts and architecture SLIDE 12 The Safavids Build an Empire Safavid Origins • Begins as religious order named for founder • Safavids concentrate on building powerful military Isma’il Conquers Persia • Fourteen-year-old Isma’il conquers Iran by
Al-Jahiz says that while for a spot, he found a new Capital of Islam on the right bank of the Tigris (Doc 7). He then built the Great Mosque which was enclosed within walls shaped like a circle. This was the heart of the Empire and was ready access to the Persian Gulf which allowed more room to attack. Al-Ya’qubi say “ Has not Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri [ the historian who knew many of the Companions of the
Generally forming the shape of a Latin cross, this plan was common in large churches built in the Middle Ages. As a historical revival, it is often combined with a crossing tower massing. The narthex, nave, short transepts, and the short hall of the chancel are all there. The central tower is one that is centrally located on the façade, rising quite high above the roof line. The central tower is typically the main entrance to the building with the building quite symmetrical on either sides of the tower.
Stephanie Cline GKE3 April 12, 2015 GKE3- Discuss the rise of colonialism in North America, and how the indigenous people reacted. Colonialism began with a trip on The Tiger, The Robuck, The Red Lion, The Elizabeth, or The Dorothy and sailing to Roanoke, in North Carolina. When Roanoke was established is 1585, Queen Elizabeth I wanted expansion of England. This unclaimed land was perfect for this expansion. Colonialism continued until the 1700s.
Henry’s Wives This is the chronological order of Henry V11’s wives. Catherine of Aragon Catherine was King Henry’s first wife. Before Catherine was married to Henry’s brother, called Arthur. Henry married Catherine, to keep the alliance between the Spanish and the English. In 1509 she was given the position of Ambassador of the Spanish Court in England.
5 February 2013 Quiz #1 essay question 3. Describe the (a) Epic of Gilgamesh and (b) Hammurabi’s Code of Laws, especially with regard to property, gender, and class. (a) The Epic of Gilgamesh was a tale based on an actual historical figure who was a king that reigned over Uruk a city-state in Sumeria in or around the year 2700 B.C.E., unlike the heroes of stories in Greek or Celtic mythology. Uruk, also called Erech in the Hebrew Bible was one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which is in today’s modern Iraq. The tale was written in Akkadian, the Babylonians’’ language on twelve tablets that were discovered, and were excavated along with 25,000 other stone tablets in 1839 from the ruins of Nineveh, and translated into English by Henry Rawlinson sometime in 1872.
Beesley, Edward Spencer. Queen Elizabeth. London: MacMillon, 1892. Smith, Lacey Baldwin. Elizabeth Tudor: Portrait of a Queen.
Islam remains an important social and political force in modern Turkey, Iran, India, and Pakistan. The Mughal Empire, also known as the Moghul, Mongol, or Mongolian empire. It was a large empire of the Indian sub continental, controlled by the Muslim dynasty of central Asian origin from 1526 to 1857. The founder of the Mughal Empire in India was Zahir vid-Din Muhammad Babur. He descended from Timur on his father’s side and Genghis Khan on his mother’s side.
The Chapel of Charlemagne is considered a masterpiece of Carolingian architecture and is the best know surviving example of a Palatine Chapel. Figure 1.1 Palatine Chapel in the cathedral at Aachen, Ger. The central portion of the structure was built by Charlemagne, and the other sections were built later. Vanni/Art Resource, New York The Middle Ages art and architecture was divided into two periods Romanesque and Gothic. Building rooms such as the Abbey Church of Sainte-foy in France marked the Romanesque period shown here in figure 1.2.