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History Quiz: Why...?
History questions beginning with "Why...".
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1.
...was Trajan's Bridge built over the Danube?
To connect two Roman settlements.
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To reach enemies on the opposite side.
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To get supplies to Roman legions.
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The legions were fighting in Dacia, a region covering most of what is now Romania and Moldova, with parts of it also in neighbouring countries. Trajan's Bridge was the longest arch bridge ever built at the time.
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...did the Nazca culture collapse?
The effects of an El Niño.
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They were invaded by another culture.
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A volcanic eruption wiped out most of the population.
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It is believed that they exacerbated the effects of the El Niño by cutting down Prosopis pallida trees to make room for agriculture. The trees were key to preventing river and wind erosion.
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...did Japanese police carry torimono sandōgu?
To break weapons.
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To capture suspected criminals alive.
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To kill criminals.
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The sasumata could be used to grab body parts, the sodegarami could entangle clothing and the tsukubō could be used to push, pull or trip a person. These made up the torimono sandōgu.
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...did Tollund Man's body remain so well-preserved?
He was laid to rest in a bog.
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He was artificially mummified.
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He died on a glacier.
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The body was discovered in a peat bog on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in 1950. He was alive in the 4th Century BC, but due to the preservation he was initially believed to have been a recent murder victim.
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...did the Gold Coast change its name to Ghana upon gaining independence in 1957?
It means "freedom" in one of the local languages.
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It was the name of an ancient empire.
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It was the surname of their newly-elected president.
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The Ghana Empire existed from before 830 to around 1100, in modern-day southeastern Mauritania and western Mali.
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...did three of the four khanates, which formed after the break-up of the Mongol Empire, embrace Islam?
To gain favour with more powerful Muslim states at their borders.
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To attempt to bring the khanates together through a unified religion.
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To strengthen their rule over the Muslims within their domains.
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These were the Ilkhanate, the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate, while the fourth was the Yuan dynasty in China. The domains of the three had populations that were mostly Muslim.
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...did between 20,000 and 40,000 Māori die between 1807 and 1837?
Warfare
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Famine
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Disease
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These became known as the Musket Wars. As muskets were brought to New Zealand, they ended up in the hands of the Māori. They used them in inter-tribal warfare, resulting in the large number of fatalities.
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...did the Maya throw things into cenotes?
They made for good places to dispose of things.
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The things they threw in were offerings.
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To feed fish, which would later be eaten.
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They believed that cenotes were gateways to the afterlife.
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...was Louis IX of France different from the other French kings (before or after)?
He was very young when he was crowned, compared to the others.
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He was the only one to have been killed by his mother.
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He was the only one to be canonised.
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It was due to his compassion for the poor and suffering, serving them food in his own house, for example.
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...was the Anglo-Zanzibar War notable?
Zanzibar won despite being drastically outnumbered.
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It was the shortest war in history.
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It was the last war to feature wooden-hulled ships.
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It only lasted between 38 and 45 minutes.
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...was Captain Cook killed?
He tried to capture the Hawaiian king.
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He fired upon the main village of the Hawaiian islands.
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He tried to steal feather cloaks.
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While in Hawaii, the foremast of his ship the Resolution broke, forcing him to return to land to fix it. A number of quarrels broke out between his crew and the Hawaiians and a group of the latter took one of Cook's small boats. Cook tried to take the king so he could ransom him.
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...did the supposedly impenetrable walls of Constantinople fall?
The Ottomans used cannons to knock them down.
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The Ottomans tunnelled underneath and filled the holes with explosives.
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There was a particularly powerful earthquake.
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The Dardanelles Gun was one of those used. The barrel was 5.18m long.
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...did the Ayutthaya Kingdom collapse?
It was conquered by the Chinese, who moved the population elsewhere.
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It was subject to various raids by Laotians, so the people deserted it.
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It was conquered by the Burmese, then descended into chaos when they left.
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There had previously been two wars with the Burmese, but a huge force then took control of Ayutthaya and burned the city. The Burmese had to leave soon after when the Chinese were about to invade their capital.
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...is an underwater wall off Haida Gwaii in Canada important?
It was part of the camp of a Spanish conquistador, revealing the northern extent of Spanish exploration in North America.
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It was an ancient fishing weir, giving insight into some of the first people in the Americas.
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It was from a Russian village, allowing a glimpse into Russian life in North America.
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It is the oldest fishing weir discovered in the world, dating back to at least 13,700 years ago.
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...was trade with Britain and Ireland (likely) important for ancient Mediterranean civilisations?
Copper
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Turquoise
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Tin
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Tin is quite rare in Europe. Initially, the metal was acquired mostly from the East, during the time of the Minoans. But the Mycenaeans who came after mainly sailed west, so acquired tin from the West.
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