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Something that distracted was that there was no mention of the Battle of Salamis. So, I added this: In fact, the Battle of Salamis was one of the Greeks greatest victories over the Persians under the leadership of Xerxes.
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Everything in this article seems relevant to the topic of Xerxes the Great.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No there is no biased speech in the article.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
 * No.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Yes.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Many of the resources come from books.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * No information out of date.
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There is a conversion regarding how there is not any mention how Xerxes was the Ahaseurus of the Bible. However, when one look at the article, there is a mention of that. So, I guess someone went ahead and added that additional bit of information.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any Wiki Projects?
 * This is a C-rated article
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia is quite similar to the way that we discussed this in class.

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Italian renaissance musical composition was predominantly in the hands of the Flemish School until the year 1500.

With the explosion of musical activity, the Italian's veered their focus into the individual and their individualistic voices.

One popular instrument used to help with musical as well as poetry recitation performances is the  lira da braccio.