What influenced the development of byzantine art and architecture?
a. russian religious art was the major influence on byzantine art.
b. egyptian and indian art and architecture came together through trade in constantinople.
c. islamic architectural styles combined with spanish tile work in byzantine buildings and artwork.
d. roman art and architecture blended with elements of eastern styles in byzantine art and architecture?

Read the excerpt from the building of manhattan. the heater cranked the blower handle to force air up through the fire and heat the rivets in the furiously burning bed of coals. he knew how hot the rivets were by the way their color changed. cherry-red rivets were 1,000 to 1,950 degrees fahrenheit. at the right moment he grabbed one in his tongs and tossed it to the catcher. which phrase cannot be changed in a paraphrase of this text? “the furiously burning bed of coals” “by the way their color changed” “1,000 to 1,950 degrees fahrenheit” “force air up through the fire and heat”

Acurious child asked his mother: “mommy, why are some of your hairs turning grey? ” the mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “it is because of you, dear. every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey! ” the child replied innocently: “now i know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.”

The central motif in the decoration of the interior of the dome of the taj mahal is