Chronicles of the Past
Were there people in Iceland before the Vikings arrived? Icelanders are undoubtedly the descendants of Vikings. Before the Vikings arrived in Iceland, the country had been inhabited by Irish monks but they had since then given up on the isolated and rough terrain and left the country without even so much as a listed name. …
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How did the Allies try to conceal the true location for the D-Day bombings? How did the Allies try to conceal the true location for the D-Day landings? They made fake documents stating their intentions and made sure the Germans got them. Also, they passed on “secret” information to known German agents. Why wasn t …
Were there any ancient civilizations in Africa? It is usually accepted that two major civilisations developed in African antiquity: one around the Nile River in the northeast and the other, somewhat younger, around the Niger River in the west. Ancient Egypt and Nubia are prominent in history textbooks. What ancient civilization was in West Africa? …
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How were the prince electors chosen? Elections. The electors were originally summoned by the Archbishop of Mainz within one month of an Emperor’s death, and met within three months of being summoned. During the interregnum, imperial power was exercised by two imperial vicars. Who were the prince electors of the Holy Roman Empire? Beginning around …
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What was the de Stalinization speech 1956? On 25 February 1956 de-stalinization became official when he spoke to a closed session of the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, delivering an address laying out some of Stalin’s crimes and the “conditions of insecurity, fear, and even desperation” created by Stalin. …
They are usually created when a younger member of a noble house, who is not the current heir of the family seat, is granted lands and titles of his own. Bastards, if legitimized, or trueborn descendants of legitimized bastards, when granted lands and titles of their own, also found cadet branches. What is the point …
How do you date a stone structure? To establish the age of a rock or a fossil, researchers use some type of clock to determine the date it was formed. Geologists commonly use radiometric dating methods, based on the natural radioactive decay of certain elements such as potassium and carbon, as reliable clocks to date …
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What are the origins of Hindu-Muslim conflict? The struggle between these groups dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries CE, when Islam was introduced into Indian kingdoms, first through Muslim trade merchants and later through Islamic empires, known as caliphates. For centuries, Muslims and Hindus coexisted in India, sometimes peacefully and sometimes not. What …
What are fiefs and how did they function? The fief constituted the central institution of feudal society. The fief normally consisted of land to which a number of unfree peasants were attached and was supposed to be sufficient to support the vassal and to secure his knight service for the lord. Its size varied greatly, …
The Gregorian calendarGregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. Which is the most commonly used calendar? The Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is a solar dating system used by most …
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