What did the Greeks create as the basis for the architectural features and proportions used in buildings?

a)  architectural orders
b)  hierarchic scale
c)  a post-and-beam system
d)  capitals of varying complexity


a)  architectural orders

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A. monumental buildings B. devotion to Huitzilopochtli C. defensive fortifications D. dual temples

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? How is the figure of Jesus depicted here on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?

A. As the Good Shepherd B. As a wise teacher C. Like a Roman emperor D. Like the Pantokrator

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Which of the following best defines pitch?

A. loud or soft B. multi-syllable words or explicit four-letter words C. crisp and precise words D. the various notes in your register

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William Henry Fox Talbot's first "photogenic drawings" were eerie, delicate photographs of __________, produced from a __________

a. women; contact print b. plants; negative c. still lifes; pewter plate d. flowers; camera obscura e. landscapes; copper plate

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