Question

Use this image of Mary and Jesus to answer the following question:



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What objection did the iconoclasts have to a painting such as this one? (5 points)

Question 2 options:

1) The gold decoration appeals too much to greed.

2) Mary and the baby Jesus are too dark-skinned.

3) The image promotes worship of Mary over God.

4) Images of religious figures are idol worship.

Answer 1

Since the iconoclasts believe that religious images and monuments are a form of idolatry, I would suggest the answer number 4.

Answer 2

thanks

Answer 3

welcome

Answer 4

can i ask u another question

Answer 5

sure

Answer 6

Use the image of a structure from the former Byzantine Empire to answer the following question:

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What does this image suggest about the impact of the Western Roman Empire after its fall?

Question 8 options:

1) Greek and Roman influences on architecture and philosophy disappeared after the empire's fall.

2) Roman cultural traditions were forbidden and destroyed in the region after the empire's fall.

3) Roman architectural traditions, which borrowed from the Greek and pre-Roman cultures, were preserved in the region.

4) Christian influences on the region's architecture disappeared as new religions began to take hold.