Chronicles of the Past
Decline of military use Trebuchets were still used both at the siege of Burgos (1475–1476) and siege of Rhodes (1480). One of the last recorded military uses was by Hernán Cortés, at the 1521 siege of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán. Are trebuchets still used today? Today trebuchets are used as teaching tools in high schools …
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Does Google translate have Egyptian language? Those who are intrigued by the mysteries of ancient Egyptian language and history, we have some good news for you. Google’s hieroglyphics translator can now help you decode the riddles of time-worn Egyptian phrases. Can ancient Egyptian be translated? Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs have been published in modern English for …
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What did they farm in ancient Egypt? The Egyptians grew a variety of crops for consumption, including grains, vegetables and fruits. However, their diets revolved around several staple crops, especially cereals and barley. Other major grains grown included einkorn wheat and emmer wheat, grown to make bread. When did farming start in Nile Valley Egypt? …
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A combination of training, tactics, discipline, intelligence and constantly adapting new tactics gave the Mongol army its savage edge against the slower, heavier armies of the times. The Mongols lost very few battles, and they usually returned to fight again another day, winning the second time around. How did the Mongols get such a large …
What marked the Bronze Age? The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. Are we in the Bronze Age? The Bronze Age began when humans from many countries …
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What happened to the gold of the Roman Empire? Did you know that ‘Aureus’ was the basic gold monetary unit in the Roman world? These were used from the middle of the third century BC to the middle of the third century AD. During this era, gold was recycled to produce coins that were widely …
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Which Roman historian wrote about Jesus? senator Tacitus The Roman historian and senator Tacitus referred to Jesus, his execution by Pontius Pilate, and the existence of early Christians in Rome in his final work, Annals (written ca. AD 116), book 15, chapter 44. What is the oldest writing about Jesus? The most famous are the …
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Why did the US support China in its war against Japan? Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii brought the United States into alliance with China, and Great Britain joined the Pacific war as its colonial possessions were attacked. Did the US support Japan before ww2? President Theodore Roosevelt brokered a 1905 peace treaty in …
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What did immigrants have to do before they were allowed to enter the United States? However, head taxes (fixed fees charged to each person entering) and literacy tests kept many from obtaining visas. For the first time, the 1924 law required immigrants to present medical certificates to the U.S. consul abroad and obtain a visa …
How did the Tutsi win the civil war? European powers gave weapons and technology to the Tutsi. In general, it is easier to support a smaller, more sophisticated group, than a larger, dumber group. The massacres occurred in 1994 when various geopolitical factors led to supply of the Hutus. How did the Tutsis fight back? …