Which statement from the text of city best shows that the author admires the work of ancient roman city builders?

a."the streets, although busy, were not overcrowded."

b. "because of the efficient organization of farmland and the large numbers of markets and bakeries, food continued to remain in good supply."

c. "by a. d. 100 verbonia's population was almost fifty thousand."

d. "as the demand increased, old thermae, markets, and temples were torn down and replaced by larger, more adequate structures."

The goal of __ painters was not to make a photographic representation of a subject, but to capture the impression of a particular moment in time a) still artist b) realist c) impressionist

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.