[DOC] [TLE] World Capitals - jService.io - Jeopardy trivia question API [PAR] Clues for: World Capitals. Question, Answer, Value, Airdate. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WORLD CAPITAL CITIES - StudyStack [PAR] AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, THIS MIDDLE EASTERN CAPITAL WAS ONCE KNOWN 
FOR ITS DAMASCENED STEEL SWORD BLADES, DAMASCUS. IN THIS... [DOC] [TLE] Scimitar - Wikipedia [PAR] A scimitar is a backsword or sabre with a curved blade, originating in the Middle 
East. The curved sword or "scimitar" was widespread throughout the Middle East 
... The name is thought to be derived from the Persian word shamshr which ... 
into contact with Middle Eastern civilizations through their shared Islamic faith. [DOC] [TLE] Carbon nanotechnology in an 17th century Damascus sword ... [PAR] Sep 27, 2008 ... This is useless for sword steel since the blade would shatter upon impact with a 
shield or another sword. Wootz, with its especially high carbon content of about 
1.5%, should .... and 1700 in the middle east, known as oriental damascus steel 
.... In 1973 a smith by the name of Bill Moran introduced what he... [DOC] [TLE] metalwork | Britannica.com [PAR] Feb 9, 2016 ... The surface of copper can be successfully gilded, and its reddish ... Who made 
them is not known, but one can assume that in the early Middle Ages they were 
.... 730 bc) is a bronze menat damascened with gold wire (Metropolitan ...... cities 
were important centres of production; but the Eastern capital,... [DOC] [TLE] Filling the Gap in the History of Pre-Modern Industry: 1000 Years of ... [PAR] This implies that there was no industry until the English Industrial Revolution of 
the ... In addition to being famous for its manufacture of Damascus steel swords, 
Syria ... The textile industry for instance in its capital Cordova, had 13,000 looms 
and ... our governments have committed in the Middle East in the last sixty years. [DOC] [TLE] Two Aspects of Islamic Arms and Armor - JStor [PAR] TURBAN HELMETS, SO called because of their over- .... Helmet inscribed with 
the name of Sultan Orhan ... Its decoration can be divided into a number of ... 
eastern Anatolia to Herat and Baghdad. ..... Allan uses the term "damascened" 
instead of "watered" steel, ... A number of sword blades are inscribed with verses. [DOC] [TLE] The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither. - Digital Library Project [PAR] IN presenting to the public the last installment of my travels in the Far East, in 
1879, ... and I must at once explain that my letters treat of only its western portion, 
for the very ... destined to afford increasing employment to British capital and 
enterprise. ..... The interior, which is scarcely at all known, contains toward its 
centre the... [DOC] [TLE] EVERY OBJECT TELLS A STORY an exhibition by Oliver Hoare [PAR] With its original 16th-century Ming dynasty wood base .... which provided the 
cheapest fares for the Middle East, and bought a ticket to Cairo scheduled to 
arrive ... The Ottomans inherited a vast store of the stone once they had 
conquered ...... Alfredo Biagini (18861952) is not a name well known today, 
unlike Gino Severini... [DOC] [TLE] Introductory Chapter - Letter V. - Digital Library Project [PAR] In fact, it is as little known to most people as it was to myself before I visited it; and 
as ... The controversy respecting the identity of its Mount Ophir with the Ophir of ... 
sent to the conqueror a cup of gold, a carbuncle, and a sword inlaid with gold. ... 
its king was able to besiege the great stronghold of Malacca more than once... [DOC] [TLE] Archaeology Wordsmith - OneLook Dictionary Search [PAR] In the Middle Kingdom, it was the capital of the 17th nome (province) of ..... 
DEFINITION: A cave on the southern coast of Anatolia which gave its name to a 
late ...... of etching slight ornaments on polished steel wares is also called 
damascening. ... used in the manufacture of sword blades probably developed 
independently. [DOC] [TLE] Archaeology Wordsmith - OneLook Dictionary Search [PAR] Monasticism originated in the Middle East during the second half of the 4th 
century .... This pottery class took

Question: As its name implies, this Middle Eastern capital was once known for its damascened steel sword blades
Answer: Damascus