Ancient Egypt Facts Six

During the New Kingdom period (1570 to 1085 BC) the advantages of having a standing army were realized and two types of service were established. National service was when an adult joined for a year or two as they trained and served with the possibility of being called back into service later. The other was a military career where a child was signed up as young as five years old and taken from their families to live in camps where they trained. The army fought in the wars, patrolled the borders, organized the workers in the quarries and supervised the transportation of the stone blocks to the construction sites. Soldiers also traveled to distant lands in search of gold, ebony and ivory. The elite soldiers guarded the palace.


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Pirate Fact Six

Pirates pierced their ears because they believed it improved their eye sight. The jewelry was often silver or gold.

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Natural Disaster Facts Five

The worst drought in the United States was 1930 to 1936 in the prairie states while it lasted in some areas until 1940. Another hard drought hit the United States 1950 to 1957 that hit from Texas to the Central Plains.

Ancient Seven Wonders of the World Fact Five

The list of the ancient seven wonders was Greek-centric and they were in four modern countries: Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq.


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Knights Templar Fact Five

The Seneschal was the second in command in the Templar order and sometimes called the Grand Commander. He was the deputy to the Grand Master and had his own staff. His duties involved over seeing all the lands belonging to the order during peace time and in war handled all details from where to place the army to food procurement.


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Viking Fact Five

The helmets worn by Vikings were made of either metal or leather but they did not contain horns.

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American Civil War Fact Five

A casualty was any soldier that entered battle and afterward was not fit to continue to take part in the next battle. That meant it covered any soldier who died or couldn't continue due to injury or sickness or even if they were captured or went missing in action. Of all the casualties 5.7 percent or about 85,200 were inflicted by cannon. 


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