1. how do artists use their media, tools, and creativity to express the period in which they live and work?
2. how do political events such as war, peace, and changes in political power affect the art of the time?
3. how do cultural and religious beliefs shape the artistic expression of the time?
4. how do advances in technology affect the artistic expression of the time?

The following terms are all associated with harmony except: triad: the simplest chord..it is made up of three notes that are usually spaced one note apart-do, mi, and sol in the do-re-mi (major) scale. consonance: a combination of notes that is considered stable and without tension. phrases: where melodies are often made up of shorter sections. chords: the smallest harmonic unit is one consisting of two notes, but we usually have three or more notes played or sung together to create harmony. those groups of notes make up what are called chords. dissonance: a combination of notes that is considered unstable and tense, so much that they sometimes sound as if they are fighting with one another.