Which cultural achievements occurred in Northern and Southern Europe? Choose all answers that are correct. A-The Spaniards made the guitar an important musical instrument. B-The Italians created many popular operas. C-The Norwegians invented a new type of sculpture. D-The Swedes contributed to popular music.

All the options given are correct.

Explanation:

A - The guitar was invented in Spain which is located in southern Europe. Priorly, a Spanish guitar only had four strings. A six-string guitar was introduced later after the instrument became popular in Europe. The invention of the guitar brought a paradigm shift in cultural practices.

B - Popular operas like Aida, La Gioconda, Cavalleria Rusticana, etc., were created in Italy.

C - Famous Norwegian sculptors like Gustav Vigeland experimented with the ancient and Renaissance artwork to give birth to new styles of sculptures.

D - Swedes popular music has for a long time managed to stay on the top of the charts along with popular American, British and Australian popular music.

Answer: The correct answers are: The Spaniards made the guitar an important music instrument, The Italians created many popular operas, and The Swedes contributed to popular music.