Why were tales of chivalry and knights called "romances"?

What will be an ideal response?

it was mistakenly believed they were based on Roman literature

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When did gas lighting become popular in US theatres?

A. mid 1700s B. 1980s C. early 1900s D. mid 1800s

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The "music of the spheres" referred to by Pythagoras was a harmony produced by

A. multiple lines of Grecian melody. B. the Grecian Doric mode. C. the revolution of the planets around the sun. D. the revolution of the planets around the earth.

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