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Hace 23 horas · t. e. England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. [1] The earliest evidence for early modern humans in Northwestern Europe, a jawbone discovered in Devon at Kents Cavern in 1927, was re-dated in 2011 to between 41,000 and 44,000 years old. [2]
Hace 23 horas · 15th century Gabriel Condulmaro, hailing from Venice, ascended to the papal throne as Eugenius IV in 1431 and pursued a policy of ecumenical negotiation with the Byzantine Empire. John V Palaiologos , accompanied by a sizable delegation, engaged in discussions with Eugenius that ultimately led to the proclamation of union among the Latin, Greek Orthodox, Armenian , Nestorian , and Cypriot ...
Hace 23 horas · 14th century: Naval mine in Ming dynasty China: Mentioned in the Huolongjing military manuscript written by Jiao Yu (fl. 14th to early 15th century) and Liu Bowen (1311–1375), describing naval mines used at sea or on rivers and lakes, made of wrought iron and enclosed in an ox bladder.
Hace 23 horas · Portugal had during the 15th century – particularly under Henry the Navigator – gradually explored the coast of Africa, and in 1498, Vasco da Gama found the sea route to India. The Spanish monarchs met the Portuguese challenge by financing the expedition of Christopher Columbus to find a western sea route to India, leading to the discovery of the Americas in 1492.
Hace 23 horas · During the course of the treasure voyages, Ming China had become the pre-eminent naval power of the early 15th century. The Yongle Emperor had extended imperial control over foreign lands during the span of the voyages. However, in 1433, the voyages ceased and Ming China turned away from the seas.
- [Voyages of] Zheng He down the Western Ocean
- 鄭和下西洋
- 郑和下西洋
Hace 23 horas · Slavic paganism. A priest of Svantevit depicted on a stone from Arkona, now in the church of Altenkirchen, Rügen. Slavic mythology or Slavic paganism is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. [1]
Hace 12 horas · Africa’s most populous nation is in its 15th year of war with Boko Haram and an Islamic State offshoot, which continue to grab children at gunpoint while the country also battles criminal gangs ...
