<span> It hired professional soldiers called mercenaries to conquer the lands.
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Answer:
Defended Athens against attacks from Sparta/Supported advances in art and culture
Explanation:
Pericles rose politically as leader of the Athens in 461 a.C., conducted Athenan armies in the two Wars of the Peloponese against Sparta and its allies, encouraged developments in art and culture that hired many people, helping on his popularity. But there were people (i.e. Socrates, Tucidides) who criticized him of being a "populist".
Answer:
The institution that had the most power during the Middle Ages was the Catholic Church.
Explanation:
<span> President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be </span>chief<span> justice (google)</span>
<span>D. synagogue is the answer</span>