Charcoal
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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]
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.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- 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: Project Legacy