Architecture. Зайцева И.В. - 26 стр.

       2.6.1 Complete sentences choosing the variant corresponding to the contents of
the text:
1) The Byzantine style developed after ...
       a) 1453
       b) 330 BC
       c) 527 AD
2) The Byzantine style spread widely in the ...
       a) East and West
       b) North
       c) West
3) The dominant Byzantine art was ...
       a) sculpture
       b) painting
       c) architecture
4) Byzantine churches were made mainly of ...
       a) stone
       b) brick
       c) concrete
5) The chief contribution of the Byzantine art the world’s architecture was ...
       a) pointed arch
       b) architectural order
       c) pendentives
6) Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is ...
       a) church
       b) palace
       c) castle
7) The Byzantine style reached its culmination in the ...
       a) 4th century BC
       b) 11th century
       c) 6th century

        2.6.2 Find proper equivalents for the words and word combinations in italics:

1) Byzantine architecture was the culmination of Early Christian architecture.
2) It is characterized by large pendentive-supported domes, round arches and elaborate
columns.
3) The Byzantine style began to influence architecture in Italy.
4) The interior surface of the edifice is richly decorated.
5) The outstanding masterpiece of Byzantine church architecture is Hagia Sophia.

internal; started; huge; pillars art of building; remarkable; cupolas; ornamented;
religious; high point; affect; circular; building

        2.6.3 Read the text once more and tell about the main features of the Byzantine
style