In portugal, the ability and motivation to explore was aided by a)a desire to escape religious persecution. b)strong leadership from prince henry. c)the search for a better home. d)the people’s open minds and generous spirits.

ur answer is A

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

he armenian genocide, also known as the armenian holocaust, was the ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million armenians, mostly citizens within the ottoman empire.

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