Caucus, the nation's first and most famous caucus, requires that people attend a meeting of about two hours in which they indicate their preferences and then try to convince those who are undecided to join their candidate's group.

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

2. explain the two different types of egyptian calendars. 3. what architectural advances did the ancient egyptians make? what impact do these advances have on our lives today? 4. what did egyptian art usually depict? how does this compare to forms of art that we see today? 5. what all was found in king tut’s tomb?

Why do you think that historians use the word “revolution” to describe important changes in agriculture? how did the green revolution and other agricultural revolutions change the lives of billions of people? < < read less