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Feudal lords have obligations to any liege from whom they hold fiefs in fealty. If a lord holds fiefs in two kingdoms, he is under feudal obligations to both sovereigns. This applies even if a vassal …

Note that a satirical sketch like this does not necessarily portray the actually participants at a conference. Often, they feature a personification of the nations involved. In this case, as Denis com …

It is divided into three parts, one of which is called Asia, the second Europe, the third Africa. Barney, Stephen A., et al. The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville. … If we examine the work of even early-medieval writers, particularly in Europe, we find that with few exceptions they held a spherical-earth theory . . . …

You are referring to the Schwarze Reiters (i.e. black riders), named after the dark armour they wore. This was a type of cavalry that appeared in Germany after the decline of the medieval lancers, but …

Use of lances declined in Western and Central Europe after the 30 Years War, when sword-centric cuirassiers became the last hurrah of the heavy cavalry. …

In Europe, it took Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse's factory from 1841 to 1863 to equip the Prussian Army with 300,000 of his famous needle gun. …

Monarchies did not become more common, and Europe in general did not adopt absolutist rule, immediately after the fall of Rome. … Given above, therefore, most of Europe were already governed by monarchies even before Rome fell. …

While outside Europe, an honourable mention goes to the House of Confucius. …

The Romans in particular were much better at this than the feudal states of Medieval Europe, which tended to be quite factious and decentralised. … Consequently, for centuries after the Roman military system disintegrated, the capacity to field and support forces on a Classical magnitude became mostly absent in (Western) Europe. …

When the Roman Empire fell, the economy of Western Europe was in shambles. … Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. McFarland, 2013. …

This demonstrable fact has never deterred claimants to the Byzantine imperial title from appearing in various parts of Europe to the present day. - Nicol, Donald M. …

Among the rulers we're pretty certain about: William IV of Henneberg-Schleusingen lived for ~84 years. Note that Henneberg-Schleusingen was a princely state within the Holy Roman Empire, so whether h …

By about 1,000 B.C., the Proto-Indo-Europeans have spread from their Urheimat to much of Europe as well as Iran and India, which matches what your teacher says. … It'd be like an Ethiopian claiming their "Proto-Ethiopian" ancestors conquered Europe, on the basis that Homo Sapiens left Africa through what is now modern Ethiopia. …

Japanese cuisine and culture are very much focused on rice - I don't think you can really call anything else a staple food. However, there are a number of foodstuff that had been introduced into Japan …

It's the same reason why Europe was more religiously tolerant in Roman times (except to Christians). Namely, a lack of religious exclusiveness in their native beliefs. …