The symbol of Venice is a

Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim Museum as a spiral with a ramp and an open rotunda in the middle so that

a. visitors could see what they had viewed and what was to come. b. the building would survive longer. c. visitors would not tire from climbing many stairs. d. natural light would amply permeate the picture galleries.

The early caliphs of Islam invaded neighboring areas and, as conquerors, showed wisdom by

A. preventing looting by the tribesmen they led. B. destroying the villages they captured. C. allowing conquered peoples to practice their own religions as long as they respected Muslim authorities. D. assassinating all the native political leaders.