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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" /> | ||
==Renaissance== | ===1st century BCE=== | ||
The habit of using braziers with charcoal was also widely used in [[Egypt]] during the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic]] rule.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
===Renaissance=== | |||
During the 15th century, the common recipe for [[gunpowder]] included charcoal mixed with [[Sulfur|brimstone]] and [[saltpeter]], as used by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] for their [[smoke screen bomb|smoke bombs]].<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | During the 15th century, the common recipe for [[gunpowder]] included charcoal mixed with [[Sulfur|brimstone]] and [[saltpeter]], as used by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] for their [[smoke screen bomb|smoke bombs]].<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | ||
===18th century=== | |||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] needed charcoal along with [[iron]] to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|create]] weapon blades.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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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
5th century BCE
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
The habit of using braziers with charcoal was also widely used in Egypt during the Ptolemaic rule.[3]
Renaissance
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
During the American Revolutionary War, the Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton needed charcoal along with iron to create weapon blades.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messenia: Charcoal
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Urban Household: Pastas
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III