A true arch was developed by ________ architects long before the Romans came up with the idea
A. Egyptian
B. Assyrian
C. Neo-Babylonian
D. Minoan
E. None of these answers is correct.
C
The "new" Babylonians developed a true arch before the Romans and incorporated this design into the Ishtar Gate.
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a) Bach's Cantata no. 150 b) Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 c) early Gregorian chant d) the desk drawer of a fellow composer
What is significant about Herodotus?
A. He was the first Greek historian and his nine-volume Histories tells of Xerxes' invasion of Greece. B. He was the primary strategist for Darius, recounting stories of military battles as strategic lessons. C. He was an Athenian statesman and general who saved Athens by predicting an attack. D. He was the founder of the political system of demes that eventually became a democracy.