Discuss the grid system of city design in Teotihuacan in Mesoamerica and compare it with the Tang capital Chang’an in China.
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Both cities were enormous for their time period. Both grids make reference to celestial elements: the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon in Teotihuacan and the street alignment of the noon sun and North Star in Chan’an. Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Sun is an image of time. The organization of Chang’an dramatized the Tang commitment to social order and mirrored the order of the cosmos.
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The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece reveals the ____ roots of his style
a. fundamentally medieval b. classical c. Byzantine d. Platonic
In which of the following cities did Robert de Sorbon play a significant role in organizing students?
a. Bologna b. Oxford c. Cambridge d. Paris
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