The formal qualities of French Impressionism derived partly from the directors' beliefs about the cinema as an art form. What were these beliefs? Explain how the Impressionists' theories on the cinema translated to their films with regard to cinematography and editing.

Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the ____

a. symmetrical arrangement of figures b. creation of a dark background c. placement of the figures on a steep diagonal d. the gesturing of figures toward the viewer

Which civilization succeeded in uniting Mesopotamia in about 1800 B.C.E.?

A) ?Assyrians B) ?Kassites C) ?Babylonians D) ?Sumerians