The average person during the Renaissance was a peasant. Peasants would eat soup or mush for food just about every meal. They would also generally have some black bread. The soup would be made of scraps of food, usually vegetables such as carrots or eggs. Interesting Facts about Daily Life…
In the nineteenth century, hotels take over the town -The industrial revolution, which started in the 1760s, facilitated the construction of hotels everywhere, in mainland Europe, in England and in America. In New York first of all, and then in Copenhagen, hotels were established in city centres. What were Old…
medieval ius commune held that there existed a right order of government on earth, one based upon natural law and one that included the diffusion of human rights. However, the reason for the existence of those rights was not to vindicate human choice or to promote the sacredness of human…
While the Tertiary began with a biosphere in ruins, it recovered. Mammals became dominant and humanity evolved to the genus of modern humans. The Tertiary began hot and humid and ended in an ice age. The current International Geological TimescaleGeological TimescaleThe geologic time scale, or geological time scale, (GTS) is…
Third-class passengers were a diverse group of nationalities and ethnic groups. In addition to large numbers of British, Irish, and Scandinavian immigrants, other passengers were from Central and Eastern Europe, the Levant (primarily Lebanon), and Hong Kong. Some travelled alone or in small family groups. How many immigrants were on…
From these missionaries, historians know that six major groups settled in Ohio and its neighboring states: the Shawnee (in southern Ohio), Seneca-Cayuga (in central and northwest Ohio), Lenape (in eastern Ohio), Wyandot (in northern Ohio), Ottawa (in northwest Ohio), and Myaamia (in western Ohio). The six main Native American tribes…
During World War II, over 6,000 prisoners were housed in Prisoner of War (POW) campsPrisoner of War (POW) campsA prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Prisoner-of-war_campPrisoner-of-war camp –…
The equites (/ˈɛkwɪtiːz/; literally “horse-” or “cavalrymen”, though sometimes referred to as “knights” in English) constituted the second of the property-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian order was known as an eques (Latin: [ˈɛ. kʷɛs]). The first knights appeared during the…
Knights were first used in the 8th century in the late Roman armies. The era of the knights lasted until the 16th century. After that, national armies replaced feudal armies. Many knights were recruited as officers in the new armies. The first medieval knights were professional cavalry warriors, some of…
The term ssaurabi earned recognition among South Koreans in 1990s possibly because the Korean editions of the Samurai Shodown series (fighting games) were released under the name of Ssaurabi Tuhon (싸울아비 투혼 literally “Ssaurabi fighting spirits”). No, there are not. Samurai and the bushido code that they are supposed to…