Examine the Cult of the Virgin and consider its importance to medieval society
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The Virgin Mary was viewed as an intercessor who would actively participate in a person's salvation. Since the medieval mind was focused on the afterlife, worshiping the Virgin was a natural interpretation of church dogma. The fact that so many cathedrals were named Notre Dame, or Our Lady, is testament to the sincerity of belief.
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After the Roman civil war, the reign of __________ resulted in the rebuilding of a number of important temples, roads, bridges, and aqueducts
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Identify the listening example
a. Hildegard of Bingen, O ruborsanguinis b. Machaut, Kyrie from Messe de Nostre Dame c. Perotinus, Videruntomnes d. Beatriz of Dia, A chanter m’er e. Palestrina, Agnusdei from MissaPapaeMarcelli
Renaissance artists such as this painter of Zeus Painting (fig. 2.1) were inspired by the myths of ancient Greece
A. Dosso Dossi B. Fra Angelico C. Raphael D. Michelangelo Buonarroti E. Masaccio
Two major aesthetic trends within French commercial cinema of the 1930s were Realism (or "everyday Realism") and Poetic Realism. Identify the leading directors in both the trends, and describe how the concerns specific to each trend were reflected in their work.
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