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GNU Free Documentation License How was war waged in the 12th century BC? What did the soldiers in the Trojan War eat? Q. I need a site(s) with information containing: 1. How war was waged in the 12th century BC. What kinds of armor did the soldiers wear. What sorts of weapons they had. What strategies and tactics did they use. 2. What the soldiers during the Trojan War ate. What did Odysseus eat on his journey. What was there to eat around the Aegean Sea. In what ways was food prepared. please and thank you :] Asked by sk1ttlesr0ck - Sun Nov 25 18:43:49 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. While I don't know of specific websites, here are some things to look for: 1. Search for "chariot warfare," "Dendra armor" and "Naue type II sword." These should get you the type of things you need. 2. Basically whatever they could get their hands on. Look at modern cooking in the region, minus ingredients of American origin, like tomatoes or potatoes. A lot of meat, cheese, bread, olive oil, wine, etc. Answered by ndwyvern - Sun Nov 25 20:38:07 2007 Western and Easter Christians in the 12th Century? Q. What were some conflicts/wars between the Eastern (Orthodox Church) and Western (Roman Catholic Church) in the 12th Century? And also what was the architecture and paintings like in the 12th Century and how was the government like? Thank you thank you thank you so much. I looked everywhere but can't seem to find it .. Asked by lalalaha - Thu Sep 24 20:46:50 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. In the 12th century? Not particularly. The major events of the argument which lead to the split - the Great Schism between the western (Latin/Roman) and Eastern (Orthodox/Greek) churches - happened in the 11th century. During the 12th century, relations, though strained, were still not too bad and there was a chance of reconciliation. However, the 4th crusade, in the early 13th century (c 1204) made things a lot more difficult, if not impossible. The leaders of the crusader army, against the express orders of the Pope, decided that Constantinople was too tempting a prize and they attacked the city which fell and was sacked. The Pope excommunicated the leaders but it was too late to mend the inevitable breach. Answered by greenshootuk - Fri Sep 25 06:48:12 2009 I need the name of an American comedy movie in which two men come to the future from the 12th Century by magic?
Q. its a movie where two romans or two men come to the future from the 12th century by magic and end up being in a muesem in America, its very funny. i need its name, does anyone knoow ? one of the actor's got long hair n he falls in love, the other one is tall and strong. they try to go back to thier past, but needs to find a wizard to take them back. help please!! Asked by ahsan k - Fri Dec 19 19:53:04 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. That's called Just Visiting (2001)--A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. It stars Is that the one with Jean Reno and Christina Applegate. Answered by Marilyn B - Fri Dec 19 19:57:12 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "12th century"  news.google.com Middle East Online *A large 3 metre reproduction Al-Idrisi's 12th - century world map. *Model of Zheng He's Chinese junk ship originally a 15th century wooden super structure ... news.google.com South Bend Tribune Their next place will be the Cambodian city of Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat, a 12th - century temple. It's also the home of PEPY, or Protect the Earth, ... news.google.com The Oxford Times Examples range from the small mysterious carvings on the beautiful 12th - century church at Iffley to the Antony Gormley bronze figure which was recently ... From Google News Search: "12th century"  longsstrangetrip.com 480px x 640px | 61.60kB [source page] and say Baby cow My how very helpful I hurried out because they always hit up Wiley for baksheesh and he followed Wiley for quite a ways asking first for money and then for a pen I ve always been disturbed by graffiti My first trip to New York City several years back left me shell shocked I couldn t believe that all of these people had made a hobby out of  wdavidphillips.com 714px x 513px | 121.40kB [source page] If you re new here you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting The Ladder of Divine Ascent I was reading the other day and came across an idea called Theosis The author of the book I was reading referred to a quote by C S Lewis talking about the  seapots.com 640px x 480px | 120.20kB [source page] Cambodia Cambodian pottery traditions date to 5000 BCE Ceramics were mostly used for domestic purposes such as holding food and water There is no evidence that Khmer ceramics were ever exported From Yahoo Image Search: "12th century"  seasianhistory.suite101.com unknown Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:07:30 GM Italy became active in the silk trade as early as the . 12th Century. . In the period 1450-1466, Lyon became the centre for European imports of silk fabric. But this caused such a drain on capital that in 1536 Francois I created the Lyon ...  sybaritelm.com Sybarite Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:09:44 GM Le Grand Four, in front of the . 12th. -. century. Chateau de Noirmoutier, serves elegant dishes such as foie gras with spiced apple (2-51-39-61-97; tasting menu, $82). The charming Le Velo Noir, in most local guidebooks, also faces the ...  newgatenews.blogspot.com Macheath Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:22:00 GM Funnily enough, something of the sort was going on in the . 12th century. . "Yes, there may be a sackful of someone else's gold under my bed but I'm a priest, so you can't try me in a criminal court - I know my rights!" ... From Google Blog Search: "12th century"
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