Answer:
B. hired architects to build magnificent churches and offices
D. sponsored expeditions to collect classical manuscripts and coins
Explanation:
During the Renaissance the church and patrons (who were previously sponsoring art in Florence) moved to Rome in order to restore basilicas, plazas, and overall discover and attract new talents to develop beautiful architecture in Rome.
Also with the construction of monasteries, the Church (specially monks) started to collect old manuscripts to either learn from them, or hide them from the population, since some of them were from the past Greek philosophers that stated ideas against what the Church wanted to spread at that time.
Answer:
Chinese manufacturing lowered prices in the United States for consumer goods, dampening inflation and putting more money in American wallets
Explanation:
US consumer prices are 1 percent - 1.5 percent lower because of cheaper Chinese imports
The peasants would be unable to provide enough for the quotas and so their goods were simply taken away from them and instead were given to the cities and the military. Millions of peasants as a result would starve to death and would end up moving to the cities where all of the food was being sent.
The correct answer is D. Solemn
Explanation
The tone is the name of the literary technique by which the writings convey to the reader their emotions and point of view regarding the topic that is being treated in the text. Also, a solemn tone refers to the tone that is intended to celebrate or highlight something in particular of text displayed as something extraordinary, with a script adorned with majestic words that make the reader as if they were facing something incredible, for example "he had an unbearable smell of the outdoors, the back side of his wings was strewn with parasites and his main feathers had been mistreated by terrestrial winds". According to the above, the text has a solemn tone because the author refers to this episode as a fantastic event. So, the correct answer is D. Solemn.
