The answer is letter D.
Explanation: Pericles was born in one of the noblest families of Athens, the Alcmeônidas. He had a strong character, was sober, incorruptible and reserved. Was elected a quarterback without interruption, from 443 BC to 429 BC. He had a great ancestry over the city of Athens.
His authority was great, and the period of his rule was known as the Pericles Era. The historian Thucydides states under Pericles' leadership Athens, though a democracy, was directed by the best citizen.
In short, I believe Darwin's theory was controversial in the 1800s because it contradicted the biblical view of creation.
(Sorry for the shortness.)
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The Whig party if not then the second national bank
