Examine the Cult of the Virgin and consider its importance to medieval society.
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The Virgin Mary was viewed as an intercessor who would actively participate in a person’s salvation. Medieval theology was largely focused on the afterlife. Worshiping the Virgin was a natural interpretation of church dogma from the period. The fact that so many cathedrals were named Notre Dame, or Our Lady, is testament to the sincerity of this belief.
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Discuss the scholar-artists of China in relation to professional artists in historic China
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Which answer best describes the tetrachord?
A) the building block within the scale that consisted of four pitches (TSTT) B) the ratio of four integers (12:9:8:6), deduced by Pythagoras, that determines the essence of the western musical scale C) the device that could produce the intervals of an octave, fifth, fourth, and whole step D) the lowest sounding pitch in a scale