Bashstash01

Bashstash01 t1_iu960wv wrote

Looking into some Neanderthal culture, it is debated over how much culture they had. Art and other things from them were scarce compared to our cave paintings and jewelry. Some believed they lacked the mental ability to make these and that they copied humans, though the scarcity may have had other factors.

https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/homo-neanderthalensis/

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Bashstash01 t1_isf2f4z wrote

Before the war, they were considered necessary in an army. But from the development of artillery and machine guns, it was quickly realized that they maybe shouldn't, and were replaced by tanks at the same time. Horses during WWI were used mainly for reconnaissance and sending messengers, as well as pulling artillery, ambulances and supply wagons. The benefit of them was that they could travel better over muddy or rough terrain. WWI was kind of the turning point at which they stopped being in use, though they were used a bit in the beginning.

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Bashstash01 t1_iqyjf07 wrote

Nope. Kublai Khan chose 元, meaning something like "beginning". The currency is called 圆, which means "circle", or "round". Yuan wasn't always the name of the currency, but was more of a unit.

Here's a Quora thread with some better explanations:

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Chinese-currency-called-Yuan-Is-it-because-of-the-Mongol-Yuan-Dynasty

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Bashstash01 t1_iqr2lku wrote

It seems to me that fire arrows aren't very helpful, as you can't just take a regular arrow and light it on fire. You have to add things on there, usually a cage-like tip, to have any flames. This decreases range, accuracy, and rate of fire. I think your analysis is correct, just adding on.

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