Iroquois LonghouseIroquois longhouses were found in the area that is now the state of New York. Alonghouse had a framework built of posts and poles and was covered with sheets of bark.Different types of trees were used in various parts of the building.A strong stiff treewould be used for the outer posts.roquois LonghouseIroquois longhouses were found in the area that is now the state of New York. Alonghouse had a framework built of posts and poles and was covered with sheets of bark.Different types of trees were used in various parts of the building. A strong stiff treewould be used for the outer posts.
Evidence suggests that the magnetic compass was invented in China between 221 and 206 B.C. The earliest compasses were not used for navigation, but for fortune-telling. Chinese compasses became navigational orienteering devices between 1040 and 1044 A.D. and were used as maritime navigational devices by 1117 A.D.
BBVA Compass Bank. Founded as Compass Bank in Birmingham in the 1960s, BBVA Compass is an Alabama-based banking organization with current headquarters in Birmingham, Jefferson County. Compass Bank's parent company, Compass Bancshares Inc., was acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) in 2007. The bank's name was then changed to BBVA Compass Bank.