Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows. "I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. ... Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe."

This quote from Thomas Paine's Common Sense

argues that ties to Great Britain are essential to maintain prices for corn grown in the colonies
states that breaking away is a good idea as long as they continue to trade with Great Britain
challenges those who wish to break away from Great Britain to find other countries to trade with
reassures colonial farmers that they can earn a profit from their goods without Great Britain's help

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.

Match each person with his contribution. aristotle socrates eratosthenes hippocrates he studied the causes of illnesses in search of cures. he created a teaching method that involved asking questions. he determined that earth was round. he educated alexander the great.

Why did louis xvi call a meeting of the estates-general in 1789? how long had it been since such a meeting had been called?