What is Gothic architecture?

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The Gothic is an architectural style of the late Middle Ages that features tall, pointed spires and pointed arches. Its name comes from a critic of the style who called it barbaric "like the Goths who destroyed the Roman Empire."

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Prince, Michael Jackson, and Madonna were all born in the same year.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The gigantic faces on the Bayon, a temple in Cambodia, reflect the adoption of which belief system?

A. Hinduism B. Jainism C. Buddhism D. Mithraism

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Why did musicians begin creating tropes, sequences, and liturgical dramas?

A) for entertainment B) in response to biblical commands C) as a means of expressing themselves D) as a means of unifying the Western church

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The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a(n) ________.

A. dance at the court of Louis XIV of France B. prayer in Germany at the end of the Thirty Years War C. country dance in England D. instrumental composition for concert performance

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