Question: CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

TREATS OF ANCIENT DIPLOMACY AMONG THE NORSEMEN, AND SHOWS HOW OUR HERO TURNS THE TABLES ON A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.

When King Harald heard the news of the defeat of Hake and the slaughter of his men by Erling and Glumm, great was his wrath at first, and Jarl Rongvold had much ado to appease him and prevent him from going at once to Horlingdal to ravage it with fire and sword. But when he had cooled a little, and heard the details of the fight from Hake himself, his anger against the young warriors changed into admiration of their dauntless courage.

Harald Fairhair was a kingly man in spirit as well as in appearance, and was above encouraging a mean or vengeful mood. He was indeed fierce and violent in his rage, and often did things which, when read of in the calm of a comparatively peaceful time, make one shudder; but it must not be forgotten that the age in which he lived was a cruel and bloody one, and, in Norway, without one touch of the gentle religion of Christ to soften its asperities. He could never have retained his power and rule over the stern warriors of his day, had he not possessed much of their own callous indifference to the horrors and cruelties of war.

"Thou hadst tougher work than thou countedst on, it would seem," he said to Hake; then, turning to Jarl Rongvold, with a laugh, "Methinks I would fain have this Erling the Bold and his friend Glumm the Gruff among my men-at-arms." 1. how is Harald Fairhair described?
2. what was the age he lived in like?
3. who was defeated?
4. who killed his men?
5. where did Harald Fairhair live?
6. how did he feel about war?
7. how did he react to the news of the defeat?
8. who calmed him?
9. what did the king want to go do?
10. and do what there?
11. with what/
12. what did his rage change to?
13. why did his feelings change?
14. who told him the details?
15. were the warriors young or old? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. a kingly man
2. a cruel and bloody
3. Hake
4. Erling and Glumm,
5. Norway
6. indifference
7. wrathful
8. Jarl Rongvold
9. going to Horlingda
10. ravage it
11. fire and sword
12. admiration
13. their dauntless courage.
14. Hake
15. young

Q: CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.

NED DECIDES ON VISITING SAN FRANCISCO--LARRY PAYS A VISIT, AND RECEIVES A SEVERE DISAPPOINTMENT--THE ROAD AND THE CITY--UNEXPECTED NEWS.

Few joys in this life are altogether without alloy. The delight experienced by Larry O'Neil and Captain Bunting, when they heard the hearty tones of Ned Sinton's voice, and the satisfaction with which they beheld his face, when, in their anxiety to prevent his falling headlong into "the hole," they both sprang out of the tent and rushed into his arms, were somewhat damped on their observing that Tom Collins was not with him. But their anxieties were speedily relieved on learning that Tom was at Sacramento City, and, it was to be hoped, doing well.

As Ned had eaten nothing on the day of his arrival since early morning, the first care of his friends was to cook some food for him; and Larry took special care to brew for him, as soon as possible, a stiff tumbler of hot brandy and water, which, as he was wet and weary, was particularly acceptable.

While enjoying this over the fire in front of the tent, Ned related the adventures of himself and Tom Collins circumstantially; in the course of which narration he explained, what the reader does not yet know, how that, after Tom had recovered from his illness sufficiently to ride, he had conducted him by easy stages to the banks of the great San Joaquin river, down which they had proceeded by boat until they reached Sacramento.

1. NED
2. Ned
3. Larry O'Neil and Captain Bunting
4. the hole
5. A tent
6. his arms
7. Tom Collins
8. hot brandy and water
9. Sacramento City
10. the adventures of himself and Tom Collins circumstantially
11. the great San Joaquin river
12. Sacramento

Numbered questions:
1. Who is visiting San Fransisco?
2. Who had not ate anything?
3. Who was happy when they heard his voice?
4. What were they anxious they would fall into?
5. What did the two of them jump out of?
6. What did they rush into?
7. Who was not with him?
8. What was in the tumbler?
9. Where was Tom?
10. What stories did he tell at the campfire?
11. What body of water did they travel?
12. Where did they go?

input: The rivalries between the Arab tribes had caused unrest in the provinces outside Syria, most notably in the Second Muslim Civil War of 680692 CE and the Berber Revolt of 740743 CE. During the Second Civil War, leadership of the Umayyad clan shifted from the Sufyanid branch of the family to the Marwanid branch. As the constant campaigning exhausted the resources and manpower of the state, the Umayyads, weakened by the Third Muslim Civil War of 744747 CE, were finally toppled by the Abbasid Revolution in 750 CE/132 AH. A branch of the family fled across North Africa to Al-Andalus, where they established the Caliphate of Cordoba, which lasted until 1031 before falling due to the Fitna of al-Andalus.

Ali was assassinated in 661 by a Kharijite partisan. Six months later in the same year, in the interest of peace, Hasan ibn Ali, highly regarded for his wisdom and as a peacemaker, and the Second Imam for the Shias, and the grandson of Muhammad, made a peace treaty with Muawiyah I. In the Hasan-Muawiya treaty, Hasan ibn Ali handed over power to Muawiya on the condition that he be just to the people and keep them safe and secure, and after his death he not establish a dynasty. This brought to an end the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs for the Sunnis, and Hasan ibn Ali was also the last Imam for the Shias to be a Caliph. Following this, Mu'awiyah broke the conditions of the agreement and began the Umayyad dynasty, with its capital in Damascus. 1. When was Ali assasinated?
2. by whom?
3. WHo finally beat the Umayyads?
4. Who is Hasan ibn Ali?
5. what else was he renowned for?
6. What was his bloodline?
7. Where was the Caliphate of Cordoba formed?
8. How long did the Caliphate exist?
9. What happened to it to cause its demise?
10. How was ali killed?
11. What did Hasan ibn Ali do with his power?
12. To whom?
13. Why?
14. Did he establish a dynasty?
15. Did Mu'awiyah keep the conditions of the contract?
16. in what way did he break the agreement?
17. Where was it located?
18. Where is all of this going on at?
19. What war was this known as?
20. When did it take place? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. in 661
2. by a Kharijite partisan.
3. the Abbasid Revolution
4. a peacemaker,
5. as the Second Imam for the Shias,
6. Muhammad was his grandfather
7. Al-Andalus,
8. until 1031
9. the Fitna of al-Andalus.
10. assassination
11. He handed over power
12. Muawiya
13. to keep the people safe and secure
14. no
15. no
16. he began the Umayyad dynasty
17. in Damascus.
18. in the provinces outside Syria,
19. the Second Muslim Civil War
20. in 680692 CE