Weather-ing History History is full of mysteries, and sometimes the answers to these mysteries are right in front of us. When it comes to great empires and dynasties, few top what the Mongolian leader Genghis Khan did. He took a warring people, united them, then struck out across most of Asia, failing only when he tried to take Japan. But for the longest time, no one really knew how Khan did it.
What changed to make the Mongols go from small faction to overlords of basically a whole continent? Well, after doing some studies in the country, scientists looked at some tree rings and found the answer: The weather changed. Say what now? Basically, Mongolia for the longest time had a very harsh climate, it was either very cold or very hot. Because of this, resources were precious, and there was a lot of in-fighting for those resources in order to survive https://www.casinoslots.co.nz/bonus-bets. But then, over the course of 15 years, a massive and continuous rainstorm occurred. No one knows why it happened, but it did. And the results were massive. The fields of the Mongols bloomed, giving them more room for crops and livestock. This is when they became famous for their impressive horses. The Mongolian Army became a legend. With all of these factors in play, Genghis Khan was able to unite the country and set off on a conquest that would change history. And it all started because of good weather. 2. Sword Copies There are few things worse in this world than a forgery. After all, you might pay good money for something that is authentic and "name brand", only to discover it's just a convincing looking copy. Who wants that, right? Well, recent research has found that this kind of thievery happened even back in the days of the Viking. What was forged? Why, swords of course! Even though Vikings used a plethora of weapons, their swords were often their bread and butter, and like any good warrior, you wanted the best sword around. At the time of Vikings that was the Ulfberht sword. Ulfberht was a master forger, in the good way I mean. He would forge the best swords around, and would engrave the handle of the sword with his name to show its authenticity. But...a clever man decided to pull a bit of a con, and started making swords in the style of Ulfberht, but without the quality. Fast forward to the modern day, and a man who had had an Ulfberht sword in his family for centuries went to donate it to a museum. Turns out it was an ancient forgery. They had the sword tested it was determined it didn’t have the same recipe of metal as the original. The fakes were made of iron, while the real Ulfberhts were made with Crucible Steel, which is much, much stronger. While they looked the same, proving that the con artist did know how to make swords, the results of them on the battlefield were pretty bad. The iron was made brittle during the forging process, and so they would break easily. Wouldn’t want to find out the hard way, would you?? Many Vikings that couldn’t afford the expensive Ulfberht were probably killed in the process. Even more ironic, many "Collectible" swords that were believed to be from Ulfberht have now been determined to be fake. Just goes to show, even back then, you should only by from the man himself. 1. Death of a Caveman Scientists were exploring caves in Iraq when they came across the remains of 9 Neanderthals. The injuries on one of them revealed that he did not die a natural death but had actually been murdered. There was a clear injury that showed something had pierced through his ribs. The question then became, what did this to him? At first, the suspect was believed to be one of the other Neanderthals, but something didn't feel right about that. The way the weapon penetrated the body didn't match up with the weapons the Neanderthals used. That's when a different notion came to mind. It was probably a human that killed him!!! At that time in history, humans had throwing spears, and they were quite good with them. Judging the evidence, and looking at what all the possible weapons could and couldn't do, it was ruled that a human had thrown a spear at the Neanderthal, essentially killing him. It was humans versus Neanderthals! Did we lead the Neanderthals to extinction?? Let us know in the comments below! Thanks for watching!! Be sure to subscribe and see you next time!
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