Answer:
The people of the Bysantine Empire were extremely religious. They were Christians, and they expressed their faith through their architecture, literature and art. One art form that flourished during the Byzantine Empire was the mosaic. Made from small tiles of ceramic or glass that sparkled or reflected light, mosaics typically depicted Christian scenes. When
mosaies or paintings were portraits of important Christian figures, such as Jesus or saints,
they were considered icons, Often painted with slighthy elongated faces against a gold
background, icons became very important in the Church. In Constantinople, it was
common to cover walls and ceilings with them. Many people in the empire considered icons
windows into heaven, and believed icons offered a direct connection to the person pictured. People who prayed to these images even claimed that they granted miracles.
Which of these is an example of an icon?
•poem about love written during the Byzantine Empire
•a big church in Constantinople
•a mosaic in a Byzantine church that showed Jesus
•a landscape of : meadow in Istanbul
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