List and describe the architectural elements that combined to make the Gothic style and describe the overall effect that was achieved

What will be an ideal response?

Essay responses should include these points:
Stained glass was an important innovation of Gothic builders.
Ribs developed into intricate masonry skeletons filled with increasingly lightweight masonry skins.
Pointed arches and flying buttresses were typical of Gothic structures.
As buildings became taller and larger, openings also grew, allowing artists to include elaborate stained-glass windows.
Church walls were decorated inside and out with arcades, engaged columns and colonnettes, an applied filigree of tracery, and horizontal moldings.