Use the passage to answer the question. now, where is the gentle goddess peace? . . laconians, approach; and you, athenians, on my other side. now hearken all! i am but a woman; but i have good common sense; nature has endowed me with discriminating judgment, which i have yet further developed, to the wise teachings of my father and the elders of the city. first i must bring a reproach against you that applies equally to both sides. at olympia, and thermopylae, and delphi, and a score of other places too numerous to mention, you celebrate before the same altars ceremonies common to all hellenes; yet you go cutting each other’s throats, and sacking hellenic cities, when all the while the barbarian yonder is threatening you! this excerpt comes from which individual’s creative works?

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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.

Read the message below from the russian tsar to his cousin, the german kaiser.“an ignoble [not noble] war has been declared to a weak country. the indignation [outrage] in russia shared fully by me is enormous. i foresee that very soon i shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. to try and avoid such a calamity as a european war i beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far.”- telegram from tsar nicholas ii to german kaiser wilhelm ii, 1914which of the following best describes the tsar’s message? he worries that the coming war will be blamed on russia. he believes that warfare is immoral. he complains about the pressures he is facing from britain for war. he fears russia will be forced into war by forces outside his control