Answer: 3 beats.
Explanation: The dot adds half of the value of the note to itself. For example, a dotted half note gets 3 beats - value of a half note is 2, half of 2 is 1 so 2 + 1 = 3.
There aren't any statements shown but I think i can help with the second part, artists in different times and places are influenced by the different things around them and by what is happening during that time.
For an example of different places; an artist at a beach would be more likely to draw the beach than an artist in a forest and the same way reversed.
An example of different times; an artist in the 1700s would portray people wearing different clothes than an artist would portray today.
The most common subject for Greek pottery is usually taken from different Grecian day to day life activities. Some of the designs are taken from the Greek Mythology. These designs are often painted with black paint, which makes it stand out from the ceramic pots.
