What did Emperor Justinian believe was his mission?
A) ?to reestablish the grandeur of the Roman empire under the Christian faith
B) ?to eradicate the influence of the Christian faith within the Roman empire
C) ?to bring Jewish learning into Constantinople
D) ?to expand classical education throughout the eastern Roman empire
A
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a. Classical b. Archaic c. Phidian d. Periclean e. Hellenistic
The relief sculpture of Assurnasirpal II killing lions probably depicts a _____________
A. detail of military campaign B. ceremonial hunt C. favorite past time of Assyrians D. religious ritual
In elucidating Charlemagne's response to the Second Council of Nicaea, Theodulf of Orléans wrote that
A. a picture of Jesus was as holy as Jesus' own body and self, and must be worshipped accordingly. B. any attempt to depict God, Jesus, or the saints was a blasphemous attempt to mimic God's own creative powers. C. it was legitimate to possess sacred art for commemoration or decoration, and it was heretical to worship or to destroy such art. D. religious icons had no inherent religious worth and so could be ignored or destroyed.
Kabuki theatre adopted the proscenium arch from Europe in the late nineteenth century
a. true b. false