04/18/19

How long did it take for a diplomat to travel between Berlin and Vienna in the 1770's?
I was reading the Wikipedia entry for [the War of the Bavarian Succession](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Bavarian_Succession), and it said (my emphasis): > For some historians, the... more
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04/17/19

Can God and aliens coexist?
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04/15/19

Why were there "hussars" all across Europe?
From what I read, hussars are originally a cavalry forces in Medieval Hungary. But then it became a class of light cavalry that were in service in many European nations, and during the Napoleonic... more
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04/14/19

Why was the US army slow to adopt the use of radar prior to Pearl Harbour?
According to Wikipedia, the US radar station SCR-270 picked up the Japanese approach and reported it, but this report was ignored as the duty officer believed it to be American bombers coming from... more
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04/13/19

Why was the Cold War carried out over the whole world instead of between Siberia and Alaska?
I was wondering why the conflicts, missile deployments etc. throughout the Cold War were basically all taking place in Europe, Africa and Asia, when in fact the US and Soviet Union were only... more
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04/11/19

Did Charlemagne save Latin literature?
Kenneth Clark states his opinion in *Civilisation* that nearly all Latin literature still extant today was saved thanks to Charlemagne, who instructed his kingdom's copyists to work on... more
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04/11/19

What 'is' an apostate?
I mean, I'm atheist - but my certainty (or colloquial "faith) is infinite... so I'd be offended at being called an apostate if it meant something like being a waif towards religion. But if it just... more
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04/11/19

How does gerrymandering work in the US?
I have a vague idea of what gerrymandering is and that it appears to be common in the US, but I don't really understand where it comes from, how it is applied, how common "common" really is,... more
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04/10/19

The Spanish-American War
What drew American attention to Cuba in the 1890s
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04/09/19

What were the properties of the Nile blood?
When the Nile River turned to blood, as described in Exodus 7:20, what sort of blood was it? Was it human? If so, what blood types comprised it? Exodus 7:18 might be interpreted to mean that the... more
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04/09/19

Is there any problem with individual beliefs?
If someone believes in X, doesn't matter if it's a popular belief or not, and they're quiet about it, it doesn't hurt nor influence anyone... the only way we'd know about said person's beliefs is... more
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04/08/19

Which came first Christianity or Annunaki?
I'm curious as to which event happened first. Or the first to ever write about it? I just started to read about Annunakis and how similar it is to Christianity and wondered which came first.
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04/08/19

What physical characteristics made the italian peninsula an ideal location to establish settlements? how did these early settlements interact whith each other?

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04/08/19

What were the beginings of Judaism?
Did Moses Maimonides (1135-1204), also known as Rambam, write the 5 books of Moses, known in Christianity as the Pentateuch?
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04/08/19

Polytheism and war?
James Hillman argues that polytheism reduces the chances of war. I have not been able to find evidence for this. Is there any historical evidence that polytheism reduces the chances of sacred or... more
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04/07/19

Why was it deemed necessary that the “average person… knows they are on the border”, which resulted in the creation of the US-Canadian border slash?
Was there a particular need to "make sure that the 'average person… knows they are on the border'" that led to the slash, perhaps a dispute due to an ambiguity, or a treaty that required it? Or was... more
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04/07/19

How was the current month and day disseminated to the townspeople of Medieval Europe?
How was the current month and day disseminated to the townspeople of the Medieval Europe? I'm quite sure that personal calendars weren't a thing back then... but I could be wrong... If they had a... more
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04/06/19

Kurds and their relation to the start of civilization?
Is there a relationship between these folks and the start of civilization? Mehrdad Izady suggests that they started civilization via establishing the agricultural production. How can this be... more
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04/06/19

Conditions for socialism?
Historically, fascism and extreme right wing movements have become popular in response to certain conditions. These conditions include: - real or perceived economic instability at the national... more
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04/05/19

During feudalism in Europe, was one's allegiance to the lord more or less important than the allegiance to the king?
So, let's say your feudal overlord is rebelling against the king. Who do you owe your allegiance to, the lord, or the king? It's best to fight for the one who's going to win, obviously, but what... more
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04/05/19

Why was there a tradition attached to Crossbowmen?
Medieval literature makes several references to Gascon, Flemish and especially Genoese to denote elite troops wielding Crossbows. However, it isn't exactly hard to shoot a Crossbow accurately and... more
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04/04/19

How was the modern geographic boundary between Europe and Asia decided?
Wikipedia puts the boundary as: > The modern definition of Europe delimits it from Asia at the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles-Sea of Marmora-Bosporus, the Black Sea, along the watershed of the... more
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04/04/19

How close were the living standards of India compared to England during the medieval period?
India, China and the African continent today are mostly associated with poverty in Europe, the US and so on. Looking at India specifically, did it during the medieval era share a similar standard... more
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04/04/19

Why did the United States not seriously develop Anti Aircraft Missiles?
During the Cold War, the United States did not seem to actively develop anti-aircraft missiles. They seem to be cheaper, safer and easier to deploy than fighters for defensive purposes. Why did the... more
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04/04/19

When did homosexuality become unacceptable in Europe?
In the ancient greek world male homosexuality was common and didn't attract the same scorn as it did even 100 years ago. So 2,000 years ago, it was acceptable, and 100 years ago it was... more
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