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What are facts about the life of Hernando de Soto?

One of de Soto's first expeditions was to South America. He traveled to the area with another explorer named Francisco de Cordoba. Upon reaching South America, de Soto betrayed Cordoba and aided a rival in killing him. De Soto stayed in the area and gained his fortunes through the slave trade. In 1531, explorer Francisco Pizarro asked de Soto to join him on a expedition of Peru. Pizarro and de Soto ended up killing the leader of the Incas and conquering the Inca empire.De Soto was later granted the right by the king of Spain to explore and conquer Florida. He was also appointed governor o..

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What did Ancient Egyptian soldiers wear?

A soldier's rank generally factored into the type of armor that he would wear. A senior commander was protected by bronze armor, while other lesser-ranking soldiers wore heavy cloth patches called sporrans in front of the genital area and were protected by only light shields made from animal hides.The lowest-ranking of all men in the Egyptian army were conscripted into service by the pharaoh against their will. These men were often armed with just a spear, and they went into battle wearing only a pair of sandals and a tunic.The Egyptian army was broken up into distinct ranks, and there we..

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Which president signed the 19th Amendment?

Although it was not signed by President Woodrow Wilson, he was a staunch supporter, pressuring Congress and calling for a special session to see the amendment proposed to the states.\nThe 19th Amendment extends and secures the right to vote for all women. The women's suffrage movement began long before that, in July of 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention, where advocates brought forward the first official demand for women's suffrage.\nSusan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted what would become the 19th Amendment in 1878, although neither lived to see it ratified.

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Who invented the water wheel?

An early example of the water wheel is the use of 16 water wheels to power a flour mill named Barbegal during the fourth century in southern France. There are three types of water wheels; two of them are vertical and one is horizontal. Other countries started using horizontal water wheels, but the Romans were the first to make a vertical water wheel. Vertical wheels are classified as either undershot or overshot water wheels.

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How did the Chesapeake and New England colonies evolve into two distinct societies?

One of the defining features of the southern Chesapeake colonies was its warm climate. The long growing season, coupled with very fertile soil, led the Chesapeake economy to become very agriculturally dependent. Specifically, the growing of tobacco became lucrative in the Chesapeake colonies, promoting the development of large plantations to grow the crop.\nIn New England however, the soil was more rocky and the growing season not as long, so while settlers did have farms, they did not produce on the scale of the large southern plantations. The economy in the north was more diversified. Coasta..

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Did Jacques Cartier have a wife?

Giovanni da Verrazano recommended Jacques Cartier to King Francis I of France, who then sent Cartier on a voyage to find gold and spices as well as a passageway into Asia. The first voyage set out on April 20, 1534 and resulted in the exploration of Newfoundland, the coast of Labrador and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Cartier laid claim to the territory on behalf of France. This successful voyage led to a further two voyages commissioned by the king in order to establish a base there and form a permanent settlement.

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How did the 49ers get their name?

The San Frisco 49ers team was formed in 1946. Prior to that, Morabito approached the National Football League in 1942 with the possibility of starting a West Coast team, but the idea was quickly rejected. When a new league was formed in 1944, the All-American Football Conference, Morabito began to establish a San Francisco franchise.\nLawrence Shaw was selected to be the team's first head coach. A total of 32 players were chosen for the team's first season, including Frankie Albert, Bruno Banducci and Joe Ventrano. The 49ers won their first game against the Chicago Rockets. Despite t..

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What was the Defenestration of Prague?

The imperial regents William Slavata and Jarolsav Martinic and the secretary Fabricius were not seriously injured after being thrown from the windows of the council room of Prague Castle. The act signaled the beginning of a Bohemian revolt against the Hapburg emperor Ferdinand II, which was one of the opening phases of the Thirty Years War. The Letter of Majesty was made by Emperor Rudolf II in 1609 to guarantee certain religious freedoms. In 1617, by closing Protestant chapels that were being built by the citizens of the towns Broumov and Hrob, the Roman Catholic officials violated the Letter..

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How did Vladimir Lenin come to power?

Lenin's forces were known as the Red, while his opposition was known as the White. Lenin was ruthless during the war, particularly during his Red Terror campaign. The campaign used arrest, imprisonment and murder to remove any civilian opposition to Lenin. Estimates for deaths caused by the Red Terror range widely, from 50,000 to more than a million.\nAlthough Lenin won the war, the Russia he took over was in poor shape due to the civil war he started. Strikes began in many areas due to famine and poverty, causing Lenin to create his New Economic Policy, a more liberal policy allowing pri..

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What did the Romantic movement stress?

Romanticism rose in part due to the revolutions and wars that marked the late-18th century and peppered the hope and optimism of Neoclassicism with doubt and fear. There is no clear delineation between the two styles, but the Romantic period is generally agreed to have lasted from 1790 to 1835. The year 1790 also marks the end of the Age of Enlightenment and the beginning of the French Revolution. The Revolution had enormous influence in Germany, France and England, all of which came to celebrate individuality and independence.\nRomanticism began as a literary movement rather than a wholly art..

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