Part 1 Reference lecture video reading: CONSTANTINE AND THE EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA (pp. 27-39) ...

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Part 1 Reference lecture video reading: CONSTANTINE AND THE EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA (pp. 27-39) From James Snyder (attached) reading: Introduction to Classical Christian Doctrine (optional reading but highly recommended) outside reading: On Relics Question (1) According to your outside reading, what is a relic? How do relics relate to the purpose of an early Christian Church? USE A DIRECT QUOTE. Using the example of St. Peter's Basilica, explain how relics were integrated into the building's architectural plan. (2) How did relics help early Christians to make their sacred spaces "holy"? (3) Turn your attention to the reading from Professor James Snyder. Select one quote (you might use the one I read out loud during the lecture...just saying...) that describes the structure of the early Christian church during the era of the emperor Constantine. INCLUDE YOUR CHOSEN QUOTE IN THE BODY OF YOUR LEARNING LOG. How (according to Snyder) does this quote describe the way that either the early Christian Church (you can use either an example of a basilica format or centrally-planned style church) continues and/or changes the tradition of Roman building that came before? Note: If you want to choose a different quote on a topic you find interesting, go crazy. Part 2 Reference LECTURE: Justinian the Builder READING: Hagia Sophia and San Vitale in Ravenna (From Jame's Snyder's Medieval Art. These pages are selections, there is supposed to be a chunk missing between the two excerpts.) (Attached) Question (1) Hagia Sophia is the architectural marvel of Byzantium. Using specific architectural terms, describe some of the techniques the builder's used to create it (hint: use the term pendentives). (2) Next turn your attention to the rituals performed inside it. Using specific terminology, describe how Jusitinian involved himself in the performance of the mass. How did the choreography of the mass reinforce Justinian's concept of the "caesaropapism"? USE A DIRECT QUOTE to support your answer. (3) Finally, turn your attention to the spectacular mosaics in San Vitale in Ravenna. Carefully read Snyder's description of these mosaics. What similarities do you see between the mosaics and the ivory image of Justinian that began the lecture? What is the relationship between the images in San Vitale and the rituals performed in Hagia Sophia? How do they relate to "caesaropapism"?