Cstu 101 - Exam 1 (Liberty U) -Walden University 2024 Exam With Veriied Answers

San Vitale at Ravenna {Ans: Showcase of the Christian Arts," home to the best preserved early Christian art}Plato's Allegory of the Cave {Ans: Allegory of Plato's Theory of Forms. Essentially, men are trapped in a cave all their life seeing only shadows. One breaks free and sees life out of the cave, going back to show the others, but all they can see is the cave.}Define "iconoclasm" in the context of 8th-9th-century Byzantine civilization {Ans: "Smashing of icons." A violent response to the popular taste for sacred images.}Describe the function of sculpture in the Roman Empire and give examples {Ans: Much of it was for purposes of propaganda, to show the emperor and empire in a magnificent light. Augustus of Primaporta, Ara Pacis Augustae, Ara Pacis, Forum of Trajan, etc.}Golden Age of Athens (Greece) {Ans: • Persian Wars - Destruction of Athens by the Persians, followed eventually by Greek victory • Pericles - Leader during the Golden Age • Parthenon - Physical embodiment of the classical Greek spirit}Situate the Hagia Sophia in its historical context and explain its significance {Ans: Original church burned down in a revolt. The rebuilt church was made magnificent, the