The debate about whether or not to allow two-dimensional pictures in the early Christian Church, was settled by __________________, who said "Painting can do for the illiterate what writing does for those who read."

a. Pope Gregory the Great
b. Constantine the Great
c. Alexander the Great
d. Emperor Justinian
e. none of the above

a. Pope Gregory the Great

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A) the same melody sets two or more stanzas of text. B) second melody under a main melody C) pointing out the heretics in the Catholic Church D) one where the instruments sound the most distinct

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Dominicans and Franciscans were mendicant orders, meaning that they

a) relied on contributions from their communities for support. b) were comprised solely of individuals with inherited wealth. c) were rivals who secretly sought each other’s destruction. d) functioned apart from the world, like the Benedictines.

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