The Persian Empire Instruction Active Identifying the Achievements of Cyrus the Great Quick Check How did Cyrus the Great establish and maintain the Persian Empire? Choose four correct answers. He united the nomadic tribes. He improved the Persian military. He built roads to link trade routes and the first postal system. He united conquered lands by establishing a common religion. He showed religious and political tolerance to conquered peoples. He executed local leaders and put Persians in charge of conquered lands. he ✓ Done Intro 3 of 14

Characteristics of what type of economic system are being described below? 1.economy in which some/all of the basic economic questions answered by central authority 2.trade generally limited to what is produced through the influence of the government a.command economies. b.market economies. c.traditional economies.

Igor stravinksy’s ballet, the rite of spring, featured clashing music, harsh sounds and deliberately ugly dancing. upon its premier, theater goers literally rioted in the seats of the venue. historians argue this moment is a “breaking point” where europe proves it is destined to be plunged into world war i. why would historians make such a claim? a people were genuinely angry that someone so bad at composing could make a ballet b the ballet represents colonialism. it showed the consequences of centuries of exploitation of non-european people. c the ballet represents the changing ideologies of modernity. the youth of europe breaking all the old rules and the old guard clinging on to the last bits of power d the ballet represents war itself. it drudged up old rivalries between the french and german peoples, inciting the lust for combat.

Ahistorian who compares the expansion of political systems to the expansion of economic systems is organizing history by