Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching through what is now Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.
People have been living in a Phoenician city (Byblos) for over 7000 years, making it the oldest inhabited city.
Phoenicians invented the alphabet, or, the alphabet we use today.
They also invented the number 0 (zero)
Not only that, they invented numbers too (Roman numerals)
There's proof that the Phoenicians were in modern-day america before Christopher Columbus
They also brought the color purple into the world, it was very expensive to make purple, which is why we associate the color with royalty.
The main cities of Phoenicia are located in Lebanon
The Phoenicians invented glass manufacturing, the glass workers invented glass blowing skills
And they developed open-sea navigation
Hope this helps but there's always more ^-^
Answer:
The discovery of penicillin is due to the Scottish biochemist Alexander Fleming. During the First World War, Fleming served as a military doctor and could not accept the fact that soldiers wounded after a successful operation still died - from the onset of gangrene or sepsis. After the war ended, Fleming returned to the UK and set out to improve the quality of Lister's antiseptic dressings soaked in carbolic acid. Soon he discovered a natural antiseptic in nasal mucus and called it lysozyme. But it turned out that lysozyme, like carbolic acid, does not penetrate deep enough into the wound, so internal suppuration continued. A few years later, in 1928, having accidentally discovered mold in a Petri dish, studying staphylococcal bacteria (which cause, for example, boils and tonsillitis), Fleming discovered penicillin.
Explanation:
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Lupercalia and Saturnalia were two major holidays in Rome. Lupercalia was a holiday that was filled with animal sacrifice and random coupling in hopes of warding off evil spirits and fertility. Saturnalia was quite the opposite, a holiday for gambling, singing, dancing, feasting, and giving gifts. It was a bit like Christmas, in a way.
D. With the New Hampshire primary. This is because it is one of the first in the country every election year and it marks when the candidates begin to run against each other