On a recent visit to Italy, your friend Gina admired the famous Pantheon in Rome. It was built using an architectural feature that resembles the upper half of a sphere or circle. It also allowed for the construction of vaulted ceilings without having to use crossbeams. What is the structure Gina observed that is so crucial to the construction of the Pantheon?

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Responses

dome

dome

barrel vault

barrel vault

flying buttress

flying buttress

arch

2 answers

The structure Gina observed that is so crucial to the construction of the Pantheon is the dome.

Your classmate Emily is giving a presentation about medieval art. She mentions the Bayeux Tapestry. What does she mention that is NOT correct about this piece of artwork?

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Responses

It is an embroidered cloth that is over 230-feet long.

It is an embroidered cloth that is over 230-feet long.

The embroidered scenes recount the Norman conquest of England.

The embroidered scenes recount the Norman conquest of England.

It includes about 50 different scenes.

It includes about 50 different scenes.

Male artists created the pieces in professional workshops.