04/04/19

Was Mohammed known and respected in seventeenth-century Europe?
I’m reading Andrew Pettigree’s fascinating book, *The Invention of News: How the world came to know about itself*. In the early days of newsprint, many felt that only people who actually needed to... more
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04/04/19

Why were people from the Asian Steppes able to militarily dominate Europeans on a repeated basis?
From the Huns through the Mongolians, why were nomadic people from the east able to create such havoc in Europe? Was it an endless 'first mover' advantage with horse domestication? Was it a higher... more
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04/04/19

Was African slave trade ever directed towards Europe? If not, why?
The capture, shipping and sale of African slaves was most famously directed towards the colonies of European empires in the Americas, where they were put to work on plantations and other harsh,... more
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04/04/19

What was the impetus for some African nations to participate in the slave trade?
I know that some African nations participated in the slave trade by providing captured enemies as slaves to Europeans, but what are some of the reasons they did? Was it simply a new economic... more
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04/04/19

Why anthropocentrism disappears in art during the Dark Ages?
The human being ceases to be central part of Art in Europe with the arrival of the Dark Ages, only to return with the Renaissance.What are some factors that explain that?
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04/04/19

Did Charlemagne's Christian conquest of Germany cause the Vikings to hit back at Britain?
A [documentary on The Dark Ages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Ages:_An_Age_of_Light) says that Vikings invaded the British isles after Charlemagne of France conquered some of Germany and... more
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04/04/19

Where did the Crusaders go after 1291?
With most historians saying the Crusades stopped in 1291, and the disappearance of the Crusader States/Outremer, I'm left to wonder: what happened to the Europeans who had built a life there? Did... more
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04/04/19

Panentheism and the Problem of Evil
How do panentheistic religions explain the existence of evil and it’s origin? If the universe is a part of God, but God still transcends it and is senteient, why would he allow evil to exist, since... more
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04/04/19

Who controls the British Armed Forces?
I'm trying to research this for a friend. I understand that the government of the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, in which the Queen is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the... more
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04/02/19

How were blacks excluded from juries in the US southern states in the 1930s?
As I am in the process of re-reading Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mocking Bird*, I did a bit of elementary research on the subject of jury selection in Alabama. I discovered that in the *Scottsboro... more
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04/02/19

How did the US Navy raise sunken battleships in WWII?
I recently got the opportunity to visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial. In the informational video that they show guests, they mentioned a detail I found fascinating: most of the ships sunk in the... more
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04/02/19

Fundamental idea on proving God's existence with science?
I think that proving God's existence or any deity from any culture with the rigors of science is fundamentally absurd. The popular arguments usually involve space-time and the big bang theory. (I... more
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04/02/19

Fundamental idea on proving God's existence with science?
I think that proving God's existence or any deity from any culture with the rigors of science is fundamentally absurd. The popular arguments usually involve space-time and the big bang theory. (I... more
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04/01/19

Why did the GHQ not promote English during the occupation?
I wonder why GHQ did not force Japanese people to use the English language during the occupation, or at least add English to one of its official languages, much like Hong Kong under occupation by... more
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03/30/19

How can I get more involved in politics?
Relatively recently I have gained a lot of interest in the study of politics and government. Naturally, with this newfound interest, I want to get involved in my local government but I'm not sure... more
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03/27/19

In what ways did the rise of a true middle class in Europe during the late 19th century become apparent?
The late 19th and early 20th centuries were very transformative for Europe with the rise of a real middle class. Typically before this the middle class was more of a bourgeoisie and not the middle... more
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03/27/19

Would anything stop a technology company from shutting down in protest of government regulations?
Suppose a government does something to annoy a company, what would stop the company from protesting the action by stopping the sales/providing their services? For example a hardware company such... more
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03/27/19

Why are certain foods/meats forbidden in some religions?
I’m interested as to how these rules actually came about, and what the real reasons behind them are And how do you, as a follower, justify to yourself that you absolutely should not consume that... more
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03/19/19

Did the Pope's crossbow and archery bans have any effect?
One of the more famous and certainly curious decisions at the [Second Council of the Lateran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Council_of_the_Lateran) in 1139 was a ban on using missile troops... more
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03/19/19

How did pilots know when to release bombs on airplanes during World War2?
Given that during this time computing technology wasn't advanced enough to calculate when to drop bombs accurately on a target, I recall hearing something about bomber pilots using a modified watch... more
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03/19/19

How did Europeans first acquire gunpowder?
I know that gunpowder was first invented in China around the 10th century, and it seems that gunpowder likely made its way to Europe via the "Silk Road." However, there doesn't seem to be a ton of... more
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03/14/19

Were any fortified castles self-sufficient in food?
I read here and there about sieges of fortified castles which lasted extended lengths of time (two years for instance). Was there any castle in Medieval Europe that was self-sustaining? By... more
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04/28/17

how did the allied decision to delay an invasion of western europe and fight instead in north africa and italy affect the soviet union?
 How did they delay the war and change it to fight africa   
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