Chapter Summary

After reading Chapter 8, you should be able to:

• Identify all the works and define the terms in the chapter.

• Describe the main events in the life of Christ.

• Describe the transition from paganism to Christianity in the Mediterranean world.

• Discuss Constantine's relationship to Christianity and the origins of the Byzantine Empire.

• Compare the Early Christian sarcophagus with that of ancient Rome.

• Draw and label the plan of Old Saint Peter's.

• Describe the development of the Early Christian Basilica from the Roman Basilica.

• Compare the centrally planned church with the longitudinal Latin cross plan.

• Describe the style and iconography of the Ravenna mosaics.

• Discuss Justinian's use of political and religious imagery.

• Describe the main Byzantine contributions to architecture.

• Compare Hagia Sophia with San Vitale.

• Describe the expansion of Justinian's patronage.

• Describe the development of the codex.

• Discuss the Iconoclastic Controversy and defend both points of view.

• Compare Byzantine mosaic style with that of Roman wall paintings and with the Greek Battle of Issos.

• Identify the boundaries of Justinian's Empire on a map.

• Describe the structure and function of Buddhist rock-cut architecture in India.

• Compare the chaitya hall to the basilica.

• Discuss the meaning, style, and technique of the Ajanta cave paintings.

• Describe Buddhist expansion in China.

• Describe some of the different ways of representing the Buddha in Buddhist art.

• Identify all the works and define the terms in the chapter.