What architectural element ensures the continuous load-bearing capacity in a continuous arch?

a)  keystone
b)  column
c)  vault
d)  dome


a)  keystone

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The stele of Hammurabi presents the ruler's famous _____

a. law code b. victory over the Lullubi c. entrance into Babylon d. Lamassu

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Which nineteenth-century building by Joseph Paxton could be considered an early example of the relationship between new technology and architecture?

a) the Crystal Palace b) the Red House c) the Palais Stoclet d) the Houses of Parliament

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Plagues hit the monasteries and large __________ the hardest

A) fiefdoms B) kingdoms C) farms D) cities E) universities

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