Chronicles of the Past
How did people travel to Easter Island? According to Thor Heyerdahl, people from a pre-Inca society took to the seas from Peru and voyaged east to west, sailing in the prevailing westerly trade winds. He believes they may have been aided, in an El Niño year, when the course of the winds and currents may …
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What percent of soldiers fired their weapons in ww2? 15 to 20 percent The results were consistently the same: Only 15 to 20 percent of the American riflemen in combat during World War II would fire at the enemy. Did soldiers use enemy weapons? The “capture and use of enemy weapons” has been a practice …
When did Odoacer become king? 476 Odoacer, also called Odovacar, or Odovakar, (born c. 433—died March 15, 493, Ravenna), first barbarian king of Italy. The date on which he assumed power, 476, is traditionally considered the end of the Western Roman Empire. Was Odoacer an emperor? With the backing of the Roman Senate, Odoacer thenceforth …
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Where is the Sir Francis Drake statue located? In 1999, the original plaster model for the statue was found hidden in woods on Haldon Hill, near Exeter. It was transported to Buckland Abbey where it was repaired and is now on permanent display. On three sides of the Tavistock statue’s plinth are bronze bas reliefs …
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What were the characteristics of medieval universities? Initially medieval universities did not have physical facilities such as the campus of a modern university. Classes were taught wherever space was available, such as churches and homes. A university was not a physical space but a collection of individuals banded together as a universitas. What were the …
What are Nietzsche’s views on the origin of tragedy with reference to The Birth of Tragedy? Nietzsche argues that the tragedy of Ancient Greece was the highest form of art due to its mixture of both Apollonian and Dionysian elements into one seamless whole, allowing the spectator to experience the full spectrum of the human …
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What made Kushites wealthy through trade? Iron and Gold Two of the most important resources of Ancient Kush were gold and iron. Gold helped Kush to become wealthy as it could be traded to the Egyptians and other nearby nations. Iron was the most important metal of the age. It was used to make the …
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Before Chuck Yeager, planes were breaking the sound barrier and creating booms but they then were crashing because the airframe / wings could not withstand the force of supersonicsupersonicSupersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 …
What was the main cause of Napoleon’s downfall? The adverse environmental conditions, the weak state of his army, the incompetence of his officers, and the superior tactics of his enemies all forced Napoleon to wage war from a disadvantageous position and eventually led to his demise. What was Napoleon’s strategy? Napoleon’s military and diplomatic strategy …
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How much was Basil Zaharoff worth? $1.2 billion There remains the matter of the Zaharoff fortune, estimated on his death bed by “fiscal experts” to have amounted to $1.2 billion from the Great War alone. Who was Sir Basil Zaharoff the mystery man of Europe? Sir Basil Zaharoff, GCB, GBE (born Vasileios Zacharias; Greek: Βασίλειος …