Chronicles of the Past
What quotes did Einstein actually say? Albert Einstein > Quotes “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” “There are only two ways to live your life. “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. “If you can’t explain it to a six …
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What were the 3 parts of the Trans Atlantic trade? Mercantilism led to the emergence of what’s been called the “triangular trade”: a system of exchange in which Europe supplied Africa and the Americas with finished goods, the Americas supplied Europe and Africa with raw materials, and Africa supplied the Americas with enslaved laborers. What …
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Did Japan fear the Soviets? Japan had not been too worried about the Soviet Union, so busy with the Germans on the Eastern front. The Japanese army went so far as to believe that they would not have to engage a Soviet attack until spring 1946. Why Japan didn’t invade Soviet Union? They did attack …
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Were there bookstores in the Victorian era? One of the more famous and prestige bookshops of the period was ‘The Temple of Muses’, situated in Finsbury Square, London. What is the street of bookshops in London? Cecil Court Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages in Westminster, England, linking Charing Cross Road and …
What does BIOS mean in ancient Greek? one’s life, course Bio in biology comes from the Greek bios, which means “one’s life, course or way of living, lifetime” — in the sense of biography. This term is contrasted in Greek to zoe, which refers to “animal life” or “organic life”, and is the root of …
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Anne Boleyn | PBS. hough Anne was raised in the traditional Catholic faith, she advocated reform within the Church. Was Anne Boleyn a Protestant reformer? Since English historian and martyrologist John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (a polemical account of numerous Protestants who suffered under the Catholic Church) was published in 1563, Anne has been widely …
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Why did glass used to be brown? The answer was to make the bottles darker and so block the UV rays. This way the drinks would be better preserved. Post World War II, there was a shortage of green glass so beer adopted the brown bottles we know today. Wine later housed itself in green …
Duties of the scullery maid included the most physical and demanding tasks in the kitchen such as cleaning and scouring the floor, stoves, sinks, pots, and dishes. After scouring the plates in the scullery, she would leave them on racks to dry. What was the job of a scullery maid? Noun. (formerly, in large houses) …
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Why do people like tomato juice on a plane? All that to say, normal foods may taste blander while you’re on the plane. That’s why some people turn to tomato juice. Because tomato juice typically has a tartness and added spices, making the juice taste more flavorful than most drinks when in the air. Why …
When did Portuguese explorers begin to sail along the west coast of Africa? Access to commodities such as fabrics, spices, and gold motivated a European quest for a faster means to reach South Asia. It was this search that led the Portuguese down the coast of West Africa to Sierra Leone in 1460. When did …