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Unit Design

Unit Title: Medieval Europe


Course: AP Art History

Unit Length: 4 days


Date Created: 7/27/2015

Learning Objectives: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
Unit Overview
Unit Components
Key Artists/Pieces
Medieval Europe
Hagia Sophia (aerial view and interior view) and Plan
San Vitale (exterior view and interior view)
Justinian Panel, Theodora Panel, and Plan
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child Between Saints Theodore
and George
Merovingian Looped Fibulae
Lindisfarne Gospels: St. Matthew, Cross-Carpet Page;
St. Luke Portrait Page; St. Luke Incipit Page
Cathedral of St. James in Santiago de Compostela
Church of Sainte-Foy (exterior view and interior view)
The Last Judgment, and Reliquary of Sainte-Foy
Cathedral Complex, Pisa
Bayeux Tapestry (Cavalry Attack and First Meal)
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris
Chartres Cathedral (side view, frontal view, interior
view)
Great Portal of the West Faade, Notre Dame de la
Belle Verriere Window, and Chartres Cathedral Plan
Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile and King
Louis IX of France, and Scenes from the Apocalypse
from Bibles Moralises
Rottgen Pieta

Concepts/Topics/
Unit Vocabulary
Early Byzantine Art
The Golden Age of
Justinian
conches (semi-domes)
naos
aisle
exedrae
sanctuary apse
inner narthex
outer narthex
forecourt
galleries
pendentive
martyrium
central dome area
apsidal chapels
apse
sanctuary
ambulatory
exedrae
stairs to gallery
narthex
paten
chalice

Naming Christian
Churches
designation
abbey church

Readings and
Assessments
Concepts/Topics/
Unit Vocabulary

The Dark (Middle) Ages:


Dark Only in Our
Knowledge of Them

Early Medieval Art


barbarian
fibulae
illuminated books
scriptoria
vellum
parchment
colophon
carpet page
incipit page
gospel
evangelists

Romanesque Art
Romanesque
pilgrimage plan
lantern tower
nave
aisle
crossing
choir
transept
stairs
apse
ambulatory
radiating chapels

Concepts/Topics/
Unit Vocabulary
campanile
embroidery
stem stitch
laid-and-couched
stitch
secular

Gothic Art
Gothic
rib vault
flying buttress
gargoyle
mathematical
harmony"
gable
rose window
string-course
lancets
portal
jambs
pinnacles and
finials
compound piers
cartoon
grozing
cames
west portal
narthex

Chapter 7
pages 233-242
and 244-246
Reading Guide
9-A
Chapter 14
pages 422-434
Reading Guide
9-B
Chapter 15
pages 452-465
and 482-486
Reading Guide
9-C
Chapter 16
pages 490-512
and 555-556
Reading Guide
9-D
Graphic
Organizers and
Worksheets
Writing
Assessments
Completed
Unit 9 Image
Matrixes

pilgrimage church
relics
parish church
dedication
location

quadrant
groin vault
transverse ribs

Icons and Iconoclasm


Theotokos
icon
iconostasis
iconoclasm
iconophiles

portal
archivolts
voussoirs
tympanum
lintel
trumeau
jambs
mandorla
reliquary

side aisle
nave
porch
transept
crossing
choir
apse
ambulatory
chapels

Unit Test
Matrixes with
Images - Unit 10

illuminated
manuscript
half-quatrefoil
vesperbild (pieta)

Learner/Performance Objectives: The student will . . .

Assessments/Evidence

1. Define and use unit vocabulary.


2. Identify works of art.
3. Explore how medieval Christian art expresses and inspires devotion to
God.
4. Determine how medieval architecture is enhanced by other art forms.
5. Observe how medieval art is derived from the requirements of worship,
elite or court culture, and learning.
6. Interpret how Byzantine artists used narrative and iconic imagery to
convey the foundations of the Christian faith for those already initiated
into the life of the Church.
7. Analyze the connection between form and function in buildings created
for worship.
8. Assess the central role of images in the devotional practices of the
Byzantine world and explore the reasons for an impact of the brief
interlude of iconoclasm.
9. Investigate how barbarian ornamental styles became the basis for
illustrating Christian manuscripts, and learn how these manuscripts were
made and used.
10. Explore the emergence of Romanesque architecture, with its emphasis
on the aesthetic qualities of a sculptural wall, out of early masonry
construction techniques.
11. Assess the impact of pilgrimage as a cultural phenomenon on the
design and embellishment of church architecture.
12. Investigate the integration of painting and sculpture within the
Romanesque buildings/architecture.
13. Investigate the ideas, events, and technical innovations that led to the

Selected response (e.g., multiple choice, matching, true/false)


- unit test
Constructed response (e.g., slide identification, fill-in-the-blank,
short answer, label, graphic)
- unit test
- reading guides
- graphic organizers
Product (e.g., essay, model, project)
- image matrixes
- writing assessment
Process (e.g., observations, discussions)
- observation
- classroom discussions
- pair share
- oral questioning

development of Gothic architecture.


14. Appreciate how artists were able to communicate complex
theological ideas in stained glass, sculpture, and illustrated books.

Unit Resources/Materials:
Textbooks Videos Powerpoint Presentations

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