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The king of England gave danish invaders a piece of land called?

Danelaw


What do we call people who study how people lived in the past?

That depends on how they study them, it could be a Historian or an Anthropologist.


Was Colchester England's capital city?

For a short period (AD43 till some time after AD61) Colchester - then called Camulodunum - was the capital of the Roman province of Britannia. It was destroyed in Boudicea's rebellion in AD61.


What are the limitations of the sources of history?

What is known about ancient history is based on sources and it can be expected that these sources are limited if only because of the time an ancient historical event happened and the present day. Nevertheless, here are the source limitations faced by historians in their studies:A. Ancient historical writings about history may have been written hundreds of years after the historian begins a record. In dealing with the writings of the ancients it must be remembered that they did not have the resources that modern day historians have, such as carbon dating and a vast network of "finds" based on modern archeology. Therefore the accuracy of ancient historians can be called into question;B. While modern historians can rely on archaeologists with scientific data to assist them, they are limited, because of time, to explain "cultural" facts that may have influenced the ancient writers;C. Modern historians must base much of their writings upon the records of ancient historians, which may be inaccurate. By the same token, the same problem confronted the ancient historians as they too must rely on earlier writers;D. Historians, both modern and ancient, understand that the sources of previous writers may be prejudicial. This may be the result, for example of a writer in the time of Julius Caesar. If the historian favors the deeds of a Caesar, the historical records may not be totally accurate;E. Since we have Caesar here, his own writings on his conquests in Gaul must always be seen as a man writing about his own history. Thus the source can be questioned;F. Conflicting historical writings can always exist. The historian reviewing these faces another source limitation;G. Lack of historical records. The ancient Egyptians have left no blueprints on building pyramids. Scholars, archeologists, and engineers and others still speculate how they were built; andH. Myths. Historians are frequently faced with ancient historians who may have based their writings on "myths". For all practical purposes, as one example, the founding of ancient Rome is dated at 753 BC, this is an educated guess. It may also be termed a myth, thus the historian is faced with another limited source.


History of dama?

HistoryCountries around the world have their own versions of the game called "checkers", a name which gets its roots from North America. In the Philippines and in Armenia, the game is called dama. According to experts, the game actually originated from Ancient Egypt. Archaeologist found traces of the game in an excavation dig in Ur, Iraq and speculated that the game existed at around 1400 B.C. Ancient Egyptians called the game "alquerque", which had a 5x5 board with a grid and diagonal lines intersecting the grids. There were only 10 pieces per side, moving along the intersections. Historians claimed the invention of modern checkers evolved from the 12th century game they called "ferses" (or "fierges") which combined the rules of alquerque with the chess. Around the 16th century, the game's name evolved to "dames" and became popular in France. The game was then exported to England and America where the British called it "draughts". In a related research, historians found books written on the game in Spain and in England.

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Why did the Minoan civilization vanish?

About 1450 B.C., the Minoan civilization suddenly collapsed. Some historians think undersea earthquakes caused giant waves that washed away the Minoan's cities. Others think the cities were destroyed by a group of Greeks from the mainland. These invaders were called the Mycenaeans.


What is an undersea mountain called?

poiuydsa


What is a undersea mountain called?

a mid ocean ringe


What is a chain of undersea mountain called?

ocean ridge


What is the chain of undersea mountains called?

The chain of undersea mountains is called a mid-ocean ridge. It is formed by the movement of tectonic plates and is characterized by volcanic activity and the creation of new oceanic crust.


What do you do if your dolphin is not in Kingdom Hearts atlantica?

The dolphin needs to be in Atlantica. If not, something's wrong. The dolphin is in Undersea Valley I believe it's called, and the Undersea Gorge.


What were Scandinavian invaders called?

The Vikings.


Why where submarine called you baots in Germany?

u-boats, "undersea boats"


Where were the invaders from?

The Saxon invaders of England came from the area now called Saxony, in modern Germany


An undersea volcanic formation that does not rise 1000 meters above the surrounding sea floor is called what?

An undersea volcanic formation that doesn't rise 1000 meters above the surrounding sea floor is called a seamount.


The crusade of the Spanish knights to drive the invaders out of the country was called the what?

The crusade of the Spanish knights to drive the invaders out of the country was called the Reconquista.


What is the Undersea rail link between UK and France called?

Chunnel (also called channel tunnel)