Week 1 Discussion Questions Explain how Florence reflects the ideals of the domi

Week 1 Discussion Questions
Explain how Florence reflects the ideals of the dominant city-state and how some of the geographical, economical, social, and artistic forces shape this ideal. Use one example from Gardner’s Art through the Ages and one example from the Internet.
Discuss how the Italo-Byzantine sense can be seen as an evident in Berlinghieri’s St. Francis Altarpiece. Provide at least two scholarly resources other than Gardner’s Art through the Ages in support of you position.
Explain how Florence reflects the ideals of the dominant city-state and how some of the geographical, economical, social, and artistic forces shape this ideal. Use one example from Gardner’s Art through the Ages and one example from the Internet. 
Week 1 DQ 2: 
Discuss how the Italo-Byzantine sense can be seen as an evident in Berlinghieri’s St. Francis Altarpiece. Provide at least two scholarly resources other than Gardner’s Art through the Ages in support of you position.