Why was the Sasanian victory at Dura-Europas important?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. It established a fixed point in the chronology of late antiquity because the fortified town's population had been evacuated and the city's buildings were left largely intact.

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To depict the human body according to an idea of physical perfection is called

a. idealization. b. romanticism. c. naturalism. d. realism.

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The Calling of Saint Matthew (fig. 15.32) by Caravaggio illustrates a new concept for religious art which was __________

A. a palette that included only dark colors B. a focus on real people as the subjects C. the use of light as an element D. using scenes from the gospels

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The playwright's process is almost always __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In contrast to recitatives, choruses and arias are sung with a steady, regular rhythm

a. true b. false

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