Author: Anita L Hummel
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How Tall Was Genghis Khan And Other Facts
When history talks about the famous Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan, they talk about him as a giant or extremely tall. Even today in Mongolia, you can see a statue outside the Ullanabaator that shows a giant Genghis Khan. No account defines Genghis Khan’s height or appearance, but most records describe him as tall, strong, and…
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How Did The Great Wall Of China Impact The Silk Road?
When most people think about China, they think about the Great Wall of China and the Silk Road. Over the centuries, the Great Wall of China and the Silk Road worked together to help bring trade to China. The Great Wall of China helped protect many ancient traders along the Chinese Silk Road routes. The…
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Why Do Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Have Low Ceilings?
I recently visited the Frank Lloyd Wright home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois. It was fascinating to see the house where Frank Lloyd Wright and his family lived and the studio he worked. Frank Lloyd Wright believed in compression and expansion when designing his buildings. Some spaces were lower to give a feeling of…
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Sailing Without Main Sail – Other Ways Of Shortening Sails
If you are out sailing and need to shorten your sail due to high winds, there are certain things you can do. You may need to shorten your sail if your boat is heeling too much. If you need to shorten your sail, one way to do this on a keelboat is to lower the…
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What Does “Wind Behind Someone’s Sails” Mean?
There is a term or expression that many people use called the “wind behind someone’s sail,” or they have “the wind behind their sail.” The “wind behind someone’s sail “refers to moving forward with the wind when sailing if the wind is behind you or you are sailing on the run point of sail. On…
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What Is The Meaning Of Port, Starboard, Bow, And Stern?
When learning to sail or motorboat, there is an entirely new language that you need to know and understand. The words port, starboard, bow, and stern are the words that you will need to know for any boating. The term port means the left side of the boat, and starboard is the ship’s right side.…
