Which cultural achievements occurred in northern and southern europe? choose all answers that are correct. a-the spaniards made the guitar an important musical instrument. b-the italians created many popular operas. c-the norwegians invented a new type of sculpture. d-the swedes contributed to popular music.

All the options given are correct.

     A - The guitar was invented in Spain which is located in southern Europe. Priorly, a Spanish guitar only had four strings. A six-string guitar was introduced later after the instrument became popular in Europe. The invention of the guitar brought a paradigm shift in cultural practices.

     B - Popular operas like Aida, La Gioconda, Cavalleria Rusticana, etc., were created in Italy.

     C - Famous Norwegian sculptors like Gustav Vigeland experimented with the ancient and Renaissance artwork to give birth to new styles of sculptures.

     D - Swedes popular music has for a long time managed to stay on the top of the charts along with popular American, British and Australian popular music.