Who paid the great artists and architects of the renaissance to create their masterpieces?
a. the wealthy families of the artists who could afford schooling and materials for their sons
b. townspeople through a special tax and religious communities through yearly collections
c. art galleries and museums who staged bidding wars for the greatest works
d. wealthy merchant families such as the medici and popes such as julius ii

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.