Which achievement is celebrated for the Athenian leader Pericles? He ran from Marathon to Athens without stopping to announce the victory over the Persians.

He amassed an army of 200,000 soldiers and defeated the Spartans at Thermopylae.

He sowed the seeds of democracy by establishing a popularly-elected assembly.

He rebuilt the shattered city into a great center of art, culture, and learning.

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.

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.

What group elected their first democratic member of congress under the new deal coalition? a- northern blue collar workers b- african americans c- native americans d- poor southern whites