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[[File:PL charcoal 1.png|thumb|A pile of charcoal]] | [[File:PL charcoal 1.png|thumb|A pile of charcoal]] | ||
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In the 5th century [[Greece]], charcoal was used to heat and light up homes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#The Urban Household|The Urban Household: Pastas]]</ref> as well as [[blacksmith]]'s furnace.<ref name="Charcoal" /> | In the 5th century [[Greece]], charcoal was used to heat and light up homes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#The Urban Household|The Urban Household: Pastas]]</ref> as well as [[blacksmith]]'s furnace.<ref name="Charcoal" /> | ||
===1st century BCE=== | ===1st century BCE=== | ||
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Charcoal is the remains after organic matter, most often wood, is carbonized in a closed, controlled environment.
As the heat produced by burning charcoal is hotter, more even, and more easily controlled than wood, it has been valued throughout human history.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
5th century BCE[edit | edit source]
In the 5th century Greece, charcoal was used to heat and light up homes.[2] as well as blacksmith's furnace.[1]
1st century BCE[edit | edit source]
The habit of using braziers with charcoal was also widely used in Egypt during the Ptolemaic rule.[3]
Renaissance[edit | edit source]
During the 15th century, the common recipe for gunpowder included charcoal mixed with brimstone and saltpeter, as used by the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins for their smoke bombs.[4]
18th century[edit | edit source]
During the American Revolutionary War, the Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton needed charcoal along with iron to create weapon blades.[5]
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Charcoal being used for a fire brazier in Ptolemaic Egypt -
Charcoal used for braziers in Ancient Greece
Appearances[edit | edit source]
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- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)