What was the architectural significance of the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William of Norman?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. It signaled a new epoch in English architecture by the importation of French (Norman) Romanesque building and design methods.

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What feature distinguishes Ottoman mosques from the Umayyad mosques in Damascus and Cordoba?

A. Ottoman mosques have large domed spaces. B. Ottoman mosques have mihrabs oriented toward Mecca. C. Ottoman mosques have hypostyle halls preceded by courtyards. D. Ottoman mosques have large spaces for communal worship.

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Although there were isolated early experiments, the integrated musical is said to truly begin with Oklahoma! in 1943

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What work was innovative for using everyday speech in dialogue, creating vivid portraits of the characters, and presenting the narrative in a solemn style?

A. Spiritual Exercises B. Triumph of Saint Ignatius C. Don Quixote D. The Life of Teresa of Ávila

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A familiar feature in French Gothic art, the loosely curved folds of the female saints in Duccio's Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà) is a feature of ____ art

a. French Gothic b. Byzantine c. Giotto's d. classical

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