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Kings Cup is a card based drinking game were cards are spread in a circle around an empty center cup. The players will have turns drawing cards from this circle of cards. The rules very for different locations and people playing but usual rules that are seen can be: Ace - waterfall, everyone ...
The Old Fashioned is one of the most popular Bourbon Whiskey cocktail. Recipes vary with different bars and modern adaptations of the drink however a solid base for the Old Fashioned is: 1 tablespoon of water mix with 1 tablespoon of sugar, add 2-3 dashes of bitters, add an orange slices, fill the ...
The term "huck it" is to throw your body off of a jump and try to get the biggest air you can, or do a difficult trick. You can also huck it off of a large cliff. The term came to controversy during the 2014 Sochi Olympics when a British snowboarder doing a post match interview said ...
The Qing Dynasty (1678-1911 AD) was the last imperial dynasty in China. The Qing Dynasty was the second non-Han Chinese dynasty being founded by the Manchus from the North however they adopted Chinese culture and Confucius way of government and thus is considered a Chinese dynasty. By the end of ...
The Ming Dynasty came to power through a peasants revolt against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. Unlike previous Dynasties the Ming Dynasty thrived off of agricultural cultivation and expansion, unlike monetary developments. This could be perhaps the emperor himself originated as a peasant. Throughout the ...
After the Jin dynasty was defeated by the Mongols there was discourse within the Mongol ranks as to whether they should remain in the steppes and those who wanted to adopt the Chinese customs. Kublai Khan grandson of Ganges Khan wanted to adopt the Chinese customs and founded the Yuan dynasty. ...
The Tang Dynasty was founded by Emperor Gaozu and lasted from 618-907 AD. The Tang Dynasty was considered a golden age for China with significant growth in arts, literature, and technology. Buddhism spread throughout the Tang Dynasty and became the most prominent religion. An underlying factor to ...
Seceding the Han Dyansty, three Emperors laid claim to the deteriorating Han Dynasty leading to each having control of different regions of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the Era of The Three Kingdoms. The Three Kingdoms were Wei, Shu, and Wu (220- 280 AD). The early periods held many ...
