Chronicles of the Past
How were battles fought in the Napoleonic wars? Napoleonic tactics are characterized by intense drilling of the soldiers; speedy battlefield movement; combined arms assaults between infantry, cavalry, and artillery; and a relatively small numbers of cannon, short-range musket fire, and bayonet charges. Who lead the sea battles against France? Horatio Nelson is the most famous …
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What is the organizational structure of the Chinese Communist Party? The Chinese Communist Party is organized on the basis of democratic centralism, a principle that entails open discussion of policy on the condition of unity among party members in upholding the agreed-upon decision. The highest body of the CCP is the National Congress, convened every …
What was Elizabeth regnal name? She chose to retain Elizabeth as her regnal name, and was therefore called Elizabeth II, which offended many Scots, as she was the first Elizabeth to rule in Scotland. She was proclaimed queen throughout her realms and the royal party hastily returned to the United Kingdom. Why do monarchs take …
When was carriage suspension invented? Medieval carriage Suspension (on chains) is recorded in visual images and written accounts from the 14th century (“chars branlant” or rocking carriages), and was in widespread use by the 15th century. Did carriages have suspension? Stagecoach Suspensions In the late 18th and early 19th century, most of all British horse …
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Where does the term Aryan come from? Origins of the Term Aryan Nineteenth-century European scholars used the term Aryan to identify the Indo-European or Indo-Germanic peoples who settled throughout India, Persia (Iran), and Europe thousands of years earlier. What is the history of Aryan race? The Aryan race is an obsolete historical race concept that …
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What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages? Medieval Europe: Economic History. The economy of Medieval Europe was based primarily on farming, but as time went by trade and industry became more important, towns grew in number and size, and merchants became more important. Was there little economic growth in …
Medieval Siege Weapons A battering ram would be used to break castle gates or castle walls. In a simple way to say it, they would have 7-10 men holding a large heavy pointed log that they would consistently hit the gate or wall until it broke down that’s if the log was big and had …
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Why were the Cossacks feared? The king and the magnates needed the Cossacks in wartime but feared them as an unruly and seditious group that was embroiling the Commonwealth in hostilities with Turkey and the Tatars. What were the Cossacks known for? In the 15th century a new martial society—the Cossacks (from the Turkic kazak, …
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U.S. and Soviet troops never fought each other directly during those years. But numerous Cold War-related conflicts raged across the globe from the 1940s to the 1980s. The vast bulk of those conflicts occurred in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and the Middle East – the so-called Third World or Global South. Was there …
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Where did Sauna originate? Finland SAUNA, correctly pronounced “sow (rhymes with wow!) nah,” is the only Finnish word in the English dictionary; it means “bath” and “bathhouse.” Sauna has been a way of life in Finland, where it was invented, for over 2000 years. One of the first written descriptions of the Finnish Sauna was …