What Were The Two Main Effects Of The Hundred Years War?
The loss of all English-held territory in France except Calais. A high number of casualties amongst the nobility, particularly in France. A decline in…
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Why Was Hanukkah Created?
By 164 BCE, the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy was successful. The Temple was liberated and rededicated. The festival of Hanukkah was ins…
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Why Do We Have 12 Months In A Year?
Why are there 12 months in the year? Julius Caesar’s astronomers explained the need for 12 months in a year and the addition of a leap year to synchro…
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Why Is It Called Piece De Resistance?
“ most important piece or feature ,” 1831, from French pièce de résistance, originally “the most substantial dish in a meal.” Literally “piece of resi…
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Why Have Most Ancient Greek Bronze Statues Not Survive Even Though Bronze Was The Favorite Material For Freestanding Sculpture?
Although bronze was the favored material for freestanding sculpture in Greece, most bronze statues have not survived because: they were melted down to…
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Why Is The Great Wall Sometimes Called The Long Graveyard?
The Great (called, even, Wall) of China is often called the “(an, longest, where) graveyard” because so may people died (had, while, ordered) building…
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When Were All 50 States Established?
State Entry Date 47. New Mexico January 6, 1912 48. Arizona February 14, 1912 49. Alaska January 3, 1959 50. Hawaii August 21, 195
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Why Did Students Protest In The 1960s?
The student movement of the 1960s rested on the notion of change. Students wanted to end the consensus culture that formed following the Second World …
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What Part Of The Greek Temple Did They Put Relief Sculptures?
The most common area for relief decoration remained the frieze , either as a typical Doric triglyph frieze, with sculpted metopes, or as a continuous …
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What Temple Was Destroyed When Jesus Died?
Second Temple Herod’s Temple Deity Yahweh Location Location Herodian Temple Mount, Jerusalem Shown within Jerusalem
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Why Does Ichabod Come To Sleepy Hollow?
In this interpretation, he is a New York City policeman with an interest in Forensic science sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of grisly m…
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Why Do You Fast Before Communion?
Why is it essential? The fast before receiving Holy Communion produces a physical hunger and thirst for the Lord , which in turn augments the spiritua…