The countries that existed in Ancient Greece were Athens, Sparta,
Thebes, Eretria, Corinth, Chalcis and Syracuse. Most notable of these
were the countries of Athens and Sparta, because it was the armies of
these countries that fought against the Persians during the war.
Probably a little too late, but "Brenton's poem includes the expected comparisons to the beauty of his wife's hair and mouth, but he goes beyond praising mere physical beauty to create a comparison about her thoughts. Brenton's poem reveals a modern outlook with his inclusion of less expected parts: her eyelashes, brows, and waist. Both Shakespeare and Spenser stick to the usual body parts: hair, eyes, cheeks, and breast. All express their love, but Shakespeare portrays his loved one as a "real" woman, not a perfect woman. Brenton's wife seems more real than Spenser's, who is idealized the most with rich comparisons like gold, rubies, and pearls. Brenton's poem also uses more modern and unexpected comparison: "the waist of an otter," "teeth like the tracks of white mice on the white earth," "shoulders of champagne." His images are more vivid because they are less familiar.
Answer:
Early people used things like their fingers, notches in sticks, knotted threads, and stones to count and do rudimentary computations. To do arithmetic, most early societies developed some sort of counting board or abacus.
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A is the correct answer
He said, "I'm too tired. I'm going home."
"Why," I asked, "we won't stay long."
