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[[File:PL charcoal 1.png|thumb|A pile of charcoal]] | [[File:PL charcoal 1.png|thumb|A pile of charcoal]] | ||
'''Charcoal''' is the remains after organic matter, most often [[wood]], is carbonized in a closed, controlled environment. | '''Charcoal''' is the remains after organic matter, most often [[wood]], is carbonized in a closed, controlled environment. | ||
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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> | 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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ACO Brazier Charcoal.png|Charcoal being used for a fire brazier | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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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]
Gallery
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Charcoal being used for a fire brazier
Appearances
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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)
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