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The Early Muslim Army

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Ruth

Around the time of the Ridda (Apostasy) Wars, a lot of men began to realize that they weren’t about to disband and go home. After the fall of Mecca, some of them had tried out the idea. It’s possible that … Continue reading →

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Medieval farming takes on horses

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Ruth

The new iron-shod moldboard plow could open up fields on land that had looked off limits, and it doubled grain yield per acre. Every 50 years, some higher altitude lands were a few degrees warmer, so farming spread upward, away … Continue reading →

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