Music of the World questions 1.Who were the Poor Clares? Why is it somewhat surprising that they were accomplished musicians? 2. What is a chanson? 3. What is the song "Fine Knacks for Ladies" about? What type of song is it? 4. Which of the songs was composed by Franciscus Bossinensis, or Francis of Bosnia? 5. What is a lute? What is the history of the lute? When was the lute used? 6. What is a harpsichord? Where were these instruments often found? 7. What is a notation knife? 8. Many of the articles on the include a piece of artwork from the Renaissance period. How are music and art related? Do you think that the music of the period is reflected in the art of the period? Why or why not? 9. Of the different music files that you've heard from the Renaissance period, which one do you like the best? Why? 10. How does the music of the Renaissance differ from music today? (Think about the elements of music like tone color, rhythm, melody and so on).

Use this excerpt from the corpus luris civilis (justinian's law code) to answer the following question: with the aid of god governing our empire, which was delivered to us by his celestial majesty, we carry on war successfully. we ador peace and maintain the constitution of the state, and have such confidence in the protection of almighty god that we do not depend upon our arms, or upon our soldiers, or upon those who conduct our wars, or upon our own genlus, but we solely place our reliance upon the providence of the holy trinity, from which are derived the elements of the entire world and their disposition throughout the globe. --public domain from this excerpt of the prologue of the corpus luris civilis, what departure from older roman traditions is clear? the laws show that the empire has developed a bureaucracy that makes normal soldering unnecessary. the law now honors christianity as a central part of the empire's existence. the law explains that the roman empire is using war to spread roman ideas. the law has replaced old social class divisions with an egalitarian church,

Why must governments be able to compromise?

Why did louis xvi call a meeting of the estates-general in 1789? how long had it been since such a meeting had been called?