Study the creation of adam by michelangelo.
one of the elements that makes the painting a major renaissance work of art is
its use of biblical characters.
its use of realism.
its use of background cracks.
its use of color.

ANSWER: B -Its use of realism.

Realism is something which is used in Renaissance art. Also the purpose of Renaissance art is to show the wealth of the patrons. Also the role of humanism is one of the themes used in Renaissance art.

The correct option is "its use of realism."

The creation of Adam is a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo around the year 1511. It illustrates the biblical episode of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the first man. Chronologically it is the fourth of the panels that represent episodes of Genesis on the roof of the chapel, it was one of the last to be completed and is one of the most appreciated and recognized works of art in the world.

God is represented as an old man with a beard wrapped in a ruffled purple tunic, which he shares with some cherubs. His left arm is around a female figure, usually interpreted as Eva, who has not yet been created and, figuratively, waits in the heavens for a place on Earth to be given. God's right arm is stretched out, to impart the spark of life from his own finger to that of Adam, whose left arm is in the same position as God's. The fact that both fingers are separated by a minimum distance is famous. The painting took three to four years to complete.

The identical positions of God and Adam are based on Genesis 1:27, which says that God created man in his image and likeness. At the same time, God, who appears floating in the air, contrasts with the earthly image of Adam, who is lying in a stable triangle of earth. The name of Adam comes from the Hebrew and means man and the feminine form Adamah means Earth.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005