There were mentions of them in works of Western Civilization. For example, Mycenaens were described in the Iliad by Homer repeatedly. And the Minoan people were mentioned in the Bible.
The ukiyo<span> genre of art flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced </span>woodblock prints<span> and </span>paintings<span> of such subjects as female beauties; </span>kabuki<span> actors and </span>sumo<span> wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term </span>ukiyo-e<span> </span><span> translates as "pictures of the floating world".</span>
Answer: D. Rinaldo
Explanation: His first opera, Rinaldo premiered at the Queen's Threatre in 1711, the same theater in which Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera first saw the light of day in 1986.