<span>With the conquests and voyages of explorers like Christopher Columbus, Portugal was the first country to really start the concept of European Imperialism, whereby countries ventured out for other lands as a way of increasing their influence upon the rest of the world.</span>
Answer:
Although the Voynich Manuscript is not divided into chapters or even sections, scholars believe the book is divided into six parts: herbal, astronomical, biological, cosmological, pharmaceutical and prescriptions. The manuscript may be of a magical or scientific nature.
Explanation:
Illustrations are conventionally used to divide most manuscripts into six different sections because the text itself cannot be read and no one has ever been able to read it, and the illustrations present six different topics, and so the book is thought to be divided into 6 chapters: <em>botany, astronomical charts, naked female figures in tubs, cosmos, use of plants, and unexplored text that it cosidered to represent food recipes.</em>
It's irony because Fortunato's name means fortunate and he ends up in an unfortunate situation.
Answer:
The correct answer is Turkey.
Explanation:
Asia Minor (or Anatolia) was a geographic region in south-western Asia, which nowadays represents the Asian part of modern Turkey and some parts of Armenia.
Alexander the Great defeated Persians in the Battle of the Granicus (334-333 BC), and after that proceeded with the conquest of Asia Minor. Most of the cities surrendered without a fight, but he experienced some difficulties while conquering some cities of Miletus, Halicarnassus, and Mylasa.
According to the legend, in the ancient capital, Gordium, Alexander cut the famous Gordian Knot that made him a King of Asia.
Besides Asia Minor, his empire also included Macedonia, Greece, Syria, Judea, Phoenicia, Egypt, Gaza, Mesopotamia, Persia, Bactria and some parts of India.
