What is Camogie Ireland? Camogie is a fast and furious Irish stick-and-ball team field sport played by women. The origin of the word camogie is interesting. Men played hurling – a near identical game – using a curved stick called a camán. Women would use a shorter stick, at one stage described by the diminutive […]
How did hunter gatherers get water?
How did hunter gatherers get water? They could find groundwater rushing by in rivers, or bubbling up from underground through a spring. They could also dig deep into the earth to find water. How did the Neolithic get water? The creation of water control systems, such as wells, cisterns, runoff diversion systems, and, eventually, irrigation, […]
What was the role of women in hunter gatherer societies?
What was the role of women in hunter gatherer societies? Food preparation and feeding of family members and caring for their health, leisure and even beauty are also the responsibility of Yezidi women. Women play a key role with regard to the stability, as well as to the destabilisation of Hunter- Gatherer societies. Did hunter-gatherers […]
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What ethnicity is Iranian considered?
What ethnicity is Iranian considered? Persian, predominant ethnic group of Iran (formerly known as Persia). Although of diverse ancestry, the Persian people are united by their language, Persian (Farsi), which belongs to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. What religious group do most Persians in Iran identify as? A 2011 estimate by the […]
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Why is Hungary called Hungary?
Why is Hungary called Hungary? Hungary, the name in English for the European country, is an exonym derived from the Medieval Latin Hungaria. The Latin name itself derives from the ethnonyms (H)ungarī, Ungrī, and Ugrī for the steppe people that conquered the land today known as Hungary in the 9th and 10th centuries. How can […]
Where are most humpback whales located?
Where are most humpback whales located? north Pacific Where do Humpback whales live in Australia? The majority of humpbacks in Australian waters migrate north from June to August, and back towards the Southern Ocean from September to November. Can you see orcas in Australia? At the top of the food chain, orcas are commonly spotted […]
What is unique about the feeding habits of the humpback whale?
What is unique about the feeding habits of the humpback whale? The researchers found that whales that fed on krill followed a distinct pattern of activity. As Goldbogen hypothesized, they opened their mouth at peak speed and closed it around the time they were back to normal speed. Humpbacks that fed on fish, however, varied […]
Why is a bathroom called a John?
Why is a bathroom called a John? Today I found out why the toilet is sometimes called a “John”. The term is thought to derive from Sir John Harrington or, at the least, to have been popularized due to Harrington. However, the actual flushing toilet device itself was real and was installed in his home […]