Chronicles of the Past
Why was the Weimar Republic formed? Following the devastation of the First World War (1914–1918), Germany was exhausted and sued for peace in desperate circumstances. Awareness of imminent defeat sparked a revolution, the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, formal surrender to the Allies, and the proclamation of the Weimar Republic on 9 November 1918. What …
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What are the 4 types of magic systems? So you can see we have hard-rational, hard-irrational, soft-irrational, and soft-rational magic systems. Those are the four types. What are the different magic systems? There are two types of magic systems: hard magic systems and soft magic systems. These terms, originally coined by Brandon Sanderson, are widely …
“jet lag” was first used in a Los Angeles Times article on February 13, 1966. “If you’re going to be a member of the Jet Set and fly off to Katmandu for coffee with King Mahendra,” wrote Horace Sutton, “you can count on contracting Jet Lag, a debility not unakin to a hangover. What is …
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What are the 4 Mesoamerican civilizations? For thousands of years, this area was populated by groups such as the Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec peoples. What were the most important characteristics of the Mesoamerican cultures? Some of the shared cultural traits among Mesoamerican peoples included a complex pantheon of deities, architectural features, a ballgame, …
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Why did Iran shoot down the Ukrainian plane? On 11 January, the Iranian IRGC said they had shot down the aircraft after erroneously identifying it as a hostile target. President Rouhani called the incident an “unforgivable mistake”. What Ukrainian airline was shot down by Iran? On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was …
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How did the Egyptians construct the Great Sphinx? The Sphinx was not assembled piece by piece but was carved from a single mass of limestone exposed when workers dug a horseshoe-shaped quarry in the Giza plateau. Approximately 66 feet tall and 240 feet long, it is one of the largest and oldest monolithic statues in …
Did the ancient Greeks do javelin throw? Javelin throw made its first appearance as a sport in Greece at the Ancient Olympics in 708 BC. It was part of the pentathlon event along with running, discus throw, long jump and wrestling. The original javelin was made of olive wood.Jul 11, 2022 How was javelin played …
What is the purpose of hunting in medieval times? Hunting was an almost universal activity in the later Middle Ages. It provided food and raw materials for the common people and, for the ruling class, food, sport, exercise and a positive outlet for aggressive tendencies. What was the significance of the medieval Catholic Church? For …
Peru’s first known cultures date back to over 20,000 years ago, and have left strong marks on the country. One of the most important known groups is the Chavin civilization, one of the earliest in Peru, and also the first building culture. What was the first culture in Peru? The Caral or Norte Chico civilization …
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Where did the French National Assembly meet in 1789? Two days later, also deprived of use of the tennis court that they had been using as an improvised meeting place, the National Assembly met in the Church of Saint Louis, where the majority of the representatives of the clergy joined them: efforts to restore the …
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