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The first small firearms appeared late in the fourteenth century and were known as hand cannons. They had copper and iron tubes (barrels) closed at the rear. Near this end (the butt) waa drilled a small “touch hole” for setting fire to the powder inside. The butt ended in a hollow socket. Into this fitted … Read more
The Alamo is a building in San Antonio, Texas. It is actually the chapel of being Mission San Antonio de Valero, which was founded by Franciscans in 1718. A popular name for it became “the Alamo mission” because it fitted in a grOve Of COttOfi WOOd trees and the Spanish name for this tree is alamo. The mission … Read more
If you ever make a trip to Italy, one of the most fascinating sights to see in Pompeii. For here is a city, almost 2,000 years old, that you will be able to see and study in greater detail, and better preserved, than almost any other ancient city. Why Is This So? On August 24th, … Read more
The first man-made writing material was papyrus, made from the papyrus plant. Papyrus was invented about 2000 B.C. by the Egyptians. For about 2,5tD years or more, it was the only writing material used by man. Papyrus is a reedlike plant belonging to the family of sedges. It grows to a height of from 1 to 3 … Read more
When we try to learn of the accomplishments of ancient man, we usually have to search or dig for evidence. 8ut there is a case where ancient man has left all the evidence standing in a huge structure, and we still cannot understand what it is, what it was used for, and who built it! … Read more
Archaeology gives us the story of the people who lived in the past. Archaeologists study the objects these early people left behind. There are two parts to archaeological work. Each part requires special training. The first part is “excavating”, or digging up the places where early people lived or worked. This is a job that … Read more
The great Ice Age, or Glacial Period, was a time when 6 great masses of ice down gradually from the north and covered parts of the world. It came down over North America, and a similar mass of ice came down over northern Europe and western Siberia. When did this happen? It is thought that … Read more
Maybe you did not even know the Nile River had a “riddle”. Well, it is something that has puzzled people for thousands of years, and its hue to do with a very curious event. Every year in Egypt, the Nile River starts to rise in July and continues to rise until October, when its level is about 7.5 meters above the level in May. During the high-water mason, the Ntlc spills over its banks and deposits fertile silt on the fields along with its court. What makes this rising of the river mysterious is that there is practically no rainfall in Egypt! So for hundreds of years, people have wondered what makes the Nilerise so regularly each year. This “riddle of the Nile” was not solved until late in the nineteenth century. The Nile is the longest river in the world. It flows over 4,000 miles from south to north in the north-eastern part of Africa, mainly in the Sudan and Egypt. The yearly 8ooding of the Nile has made its valley a fertile ribbon in a hot, dry, barren wasteland, and people have lived here for thousands of years.There are two great principal sources of the River Nile the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile has its origin at Lake Victoria in Uganda. It has a fairly even flow throughout the year, so it cannot cause the annual rise of the Nile River. During April and May, when the water in the lower Nile is at its lowest, 85 percent of the water is coming from the White Nile. But What About The Blue Nile? It rises in Ethiopia. In the Ethiopian Mountains, there are heavy rains and melting snows. And when these come down every year, they cause the Nite River to rise and over8ow. And that is the answer to … Read more
The differences between Ukrainian and Russian are vast. One of the most pronounced is how each language handles pronouncing vowels. In both languages, there are five vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, u. However, in Ukrainian they are all short while in Russian some are long and some are short. There is no way to … Read more
A trebuchet is a medieval siege engine that was made to throw heavy things over enemy walls. A trebuchet is the same thing as a catapult, but it has been given different names at different times in history. It’s not a trebuchet if it doesn’t have an arm and sling of some sort, which can … Read more