History Quiz: True or False? #1

John Harington (4th August 1560 to 20th November 1612) was an English writer and godson of Queen Elizabeth I, and the inventor of the system used in modern flushing toilets. Earlier flushing toilets or similar mechanisms existed in ancient times, used by the Romans and the Indus Valley civilisation, among others.

Mammoths disappeared from their mainland range 10,000 years ago but lived on Wrangel Island off Russia up until around 4,000 years ago.

The Heinkel He 178 was the first, created in Germany just before WW2.

It was network of trade routes, including several overland routes and maritime routes as well.

He was a Catholic. The idea behind the Gunpowder Plot was to restore Britain to a Catholic monarchy.

They also used the stars and followed flocks of birds. The practice of identifying wave patterns is still known today.

It was the result of serious inbreeding, and one of many medical issues that affected members of the family.

Only religious buildings were made of stone, which is why the temples have survived.

Two hundred was the average, but the largest Great Houses had up to seven hundred rooms.

However, he did want to effectively restore the Mongol Empire as it was under Genghis Khan.

It began as a Phoenician colony.

The former built more than two hundred, while the Egyptians built just over one hundred.

A ninja's uniform was typically dark blue or yellowish-red, which blend into darkness more than black does. This is also what farmers wore, since ninjas were often farmers during times of peace. They would also wear armour into battle that looked very similar to samurai armour. Otherwise, they would disguise themselves as other people, such as merchants, samurai or priests, and convincingly act the part. Ninjas do wear black clothing in Japanese art. However, this was due to the many legends surrounding ninja, especially the belief that they could turn invisible; this is generally what the black clothing is supposed to represent.

There were many crusades between different Christian factions. The Albigensian Crusade was proclaimed to suppress the Christian sect called the Cathars. The commanders of the Fourth Crusade ended up in debt to the Venetians so accepted two offers. One was to seize the Christian city of Zara (which they did, for which Pope Innocent III excommunicated them) and the second was to take over Constantinople for an exiled prince. They took Constantinople but the prince was assassinated by the citizens. The citizens also attacked the crusaders, destroying their ships and supplies, so the crusaders sacked the city. A council of six Venetians and six Franks later partitioned the gains, including Constantinople, and established the Latin Empire. There were also crusades in northern Europe against the pagan Slavic, Baltic and Finno-Ugric tribes.

Cultures and civilisations that became part of the empire would gain access to better trade and the local elite could gain more power by marrying into Inca nobility. The Inca would also offer gifts to people they wanted to conquer and would allow the continuation of local religions. As such, the Inca often didn't need to fight those they wanted to conquer.