Cathedrals and Illuminated Manuscripts Web Quest
Instructions: Please use the PowerPoint provided on the class website to find the majority of
your answers. Print this answer document before leaving the Media Center.
1. The main theme of Medieval Art was
.
2. Medieval paintings and stained glass often told the stories of Christ’s life. This
suggests that many people could not
.
3. Medieval cathedrals were built to look as though
.
4. It could take
to build a Medieval cathedral.
5.
was the main architectural style of Medieval cathedrals.
6. Go onto the Internet and copy and paste a thumbnail picture of your two favorite
Medieval cathedrals. The names of the cathedrals are
and
.
7. A flying buttress is used to
. Copy a thumbnail picture of a flying buttress.
8. Cathedrals had stained glass windows to
.
9. Illuminated manuscripts were
.
10.
copied and wrote illuminated manuscripts in the Middle Ages.
11. A
usually had many illuminated manuscripts in it during the Middle Ages.
12. Go onto the Internet and find two images of illuminated manuscripts you like and
copy thumbnail pictures of them here:
13. Gargoyles were
and believed to be
.
14. Go onto the Internet and find a cool looking gargoyle from a cathedral and copy a
thumbnail picture of it here:
15. Go onto the Internet and find out if we have any cathedrals in San Diego? Pick out
your favorite and paste a thumbnail here: When was it built? How long did it take to
build it? What style is it?
16. Go onto the Internet and look at different cathedrals from around the world, which is
your favorite and why? When was it built? How long did it take to build it? What style
is it? Paste a thumbnail picture of it here: .
17. Go onto the Internet and research which civilizations architectural styles influenced
the architects of Medieval cathedrals? What were some of the borrowed styles called?
18. Go onto the Internet and find neat looking arch styles from Medieval cathedrals. Copy
thumbnail pictures of them and label the style of arch each is.