Chronicles of the Past
When were guns used in battle? The first battles actually to be decided by firearms were fought between French and Spanish troops on Italian soil early in the 16th century; these included Marignano (1515), Bicocca (1522), and, above all, Pavia (1525). What is the history of air guns? The first air guns were developed as …
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Were the Huns and Xiongnu the same? In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, scholars dug deeply into historical documents looking for evidence that the ancestors of the Huns were the Xiongnu who had been defeated in East Asia by joint forces of Han China and other nomads and had migrated westward in their defeat across …
Was there religious persecution in the Soviet Union? Thus, throughout its history, the Soviet government was constantly involved in various anti-religious activities. Religious persecution in Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union was not only constant, but it also existed in various forms. How did the Soviet Union affect religious practices? From 1928 until World War …
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Built in 1458 the Eyüp Sultan mosque was the first of many grand mosques that the Ottoman sultansOttoman sultansThe Ottoman dynasty, named after Osman I, ruled the Ottoman Empire from c. 1299 to 1922. During much of the Empire’s history, the sultan was the absolute regent, head of state, and head of government, though much …
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How did trade help to increase the spread of Islam? After the advent of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century, Islam started its expansion towards eastern regions through trade encouraged by the development of the maritime Silk Roads. Muslims were known to have a commercial talent notably encouraged by Islam, as well …
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The device soon became known as the “guillotine” after its advocate, and more than 10,000 people lost their heads by guillotine during the Revolution, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the former king and queen of France. How many people have been killed by the guillotine? 16,549 men and women were executed by the guillotine. …
How strong were the winged hussars? They Defeated Nearly Every “Unstoppable” Empire That Came at Them. When history buffs bring up the three most formidable empires in history, they’ll often include the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire and the Khanates. Smack dab in the middle of those three was the little commonwealth of Polish-Lithuania. How …
Was India part of Achaemenid Empire? The Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley occurred from the 6th to 4th centuries BCE, and saw the Persian Achaemenid Empire take control of regions in the northwestern part of Ancient India, that predominantly comprise the territory of modern-day Northwestern India and Pakistan. Did the Persian Empire take over …
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What was the significance of the Strategic Defense Initiative? The SDI was intended to defend the United States from attack from Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by intercepting the missiles at various phases of their flight. For the interception, the SDI would require extremely advanced technological systems, yet to be researched and developed. Why do …
How do we know historical information is accurate? To assess the accuracy of a source, ask questions like: Was the creator of the source present at the time of the event? Is the information corroborated by other reliable sources? Are there clues of bias in the source that may suggest it may be inaccurate? How …
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