The Roman sword was patterned after the Celtic sword. The Celt sword could be long or short, but was most often short and was double-edged with a blood groove. The short Roman sword was the one Rome used to conquer the world.
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Believing that God had chosen him as his messenger Muhammad began to preach what God had revealed to him. The simple and clear-cut message of Islam, that there is no God but Allah, and that life should be lived in complete submission to the will of Allah, was attractive to many people, and they flocked to hear it.
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All able Muslims must make a pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca at least once in their lifetimes.
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In 1860 the NYC population was almost 1,068,000
On december 16th, 1846, 15 of the members of the Donner Party strapped on makeshift snowshoes and tried to walk out of the mountains to try to find help. After several days trying to find help they were left starving and on the verge of collapse.
It bankrupted the Soviet Union. The US private sector was able to develop the new technology and created new products and industries.