Briefly describe the decline of Minoan civilization.

What will be an ideal response?


There is still dispute to the exact causes of the decline, but now scholars believe the Mycenaeans were established on Crete at the end of the New Palace Period. They ruled for at least half a century, and evidence further indicates the palace at Knossos was occupied until its final destruction until 1200.

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Which of the following best describes the Rococo style?

a) delicate, small scale, entertaining subject matter b) dark colors, idealized figures, religious subject matter c) restrained, large scale, mythological subject matter d) exaggerated proportions, elegant, classical subject matter

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The relational theory of value claims that value emerges

A. when a work of art is very expensive B. from the relation between an interest and an object. C. from the interest the object excites D. when the subject is interested in the object

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What year did the Beatles perform their last official live concert together?

A. 1966 B. 1968 C. 1967 D. 1969

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Speech patterns deviating radically from the official dialect are generally regarded as

A. the norm. B. unnecessary in film. C. substandard. D. requiring subtitles.

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